Who is in the new Kuwait parliament?


Issue 937 - 06 Dec 2012 | 1 minute read

Thirty of parliament’s 50 seats went to candidates who have not previously been MPs. Three seats went to women – Maasouma Al-Mubarak, who has held several ministerial positions and was elected in 2009, and two newcomers, Safa Al-Hashem, who has previously worked in the higher education ministry, and lawyer Thikra Al-Rashidi.

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