TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KUWAIT

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000086 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP, S/WE FOR SASHA MEHRA AND GERDA LANE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM KWMN PREL KU SUBJECT: TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN KUWAIT REF: 2006 STATE 202341 ¶1. (SBU) As per instructions in reftel, below are Post's recommendations of a list of the top five influential women in Kuwait. Kuwait does not have a female "Oprah Winfrey-type media icon." All five of the women speak excellent English. Name: Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak Title: Minister Institution: Ministry of Communications Contact Information: 965 924-6222(mobile) or 965 665-4764(mobile),965 552-3305 (home),email: drmalmubarak@yahoo.com Name: Maha Al-Ghunaim Title: Founder, Vice Chairman and Managing Director Institution: Global Investment House Contact Information: 965 240-0551 x103(work) or 965 242-0520(work),965 552-3305 (home),email: maha@global.com.kw Name: Dr. Rola Dashti Title: President Institution: Kuwait Economic Society Contact Information: 965 534-7621/533-6952(home),965 242-5765/483-4048 (work),965 789-4894 (mobile), faro intl@hotmail.com Name: Dr. Rasha Al-Sabah Title: Under Secretary Institution: Ministry of Education Contact Information: 965 245-5992/242-8326(work),965 561-8111(home),965 900-0047(mobile) Name: Dr. Badria Al-Awadhi Title: Director Institution: Arab Regional Center for Environmental Law Contact Information: 965 240-6884/263-6820/240-6883 (work), 965 960-3305(mobile),email: lexbdalo@qualitynet.net ¶2. (U) Post's contact on women's issues is Mark Rosenshield. His work phone is 965 259-1690, cell phone is 965 937-0334, and email is RosenshieldMS@state.gov. Mr. Rosenshield is scheduled to be at Post through November 2007, after which the contact on women's issues will be Jason Khile (KhileJB@state.gov). ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * Tueller