Board of Directors

H.E. Dr. Sabeeh Abdulaziz Al-Mukhaizeem

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Acting Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments.
Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy

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H.E. Dr. Sabeeh Abdulaziz Al-Mukhaizeem

Appointed as Acting Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments on August 4, 2025, by Amiri Decree 150/2025.
Former Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Acting Director General of National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance, Director General of the National Center for Education Development, and held several leadership roles at Kuwait University.
Held positions at Ministry of Higher Education, Kuwait University, National Center for Education Development, Yale University, University of California – San Diego, UNESCO, and National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance.
Held numerous board memberships both locally and regionally.
Holds a PHD in Electrical Engineering, Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, and Master’s of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from Yale University, and Master’s of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of California – San Diego, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Kuwait University.

Wafa Ahmed Al-Qatami

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority

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Wafa Ahmed Al-Qatami

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority

An elected Member of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) since 2010 till now. She is head of Finance & Investment committee, member of commerce & transport committee, ex-rapporteur of Public Relations & Media committee, member of trace policies committee, and Banking, Finance, & Insurance committee of the Union of Arb Chambers.
Enjoys over 40 years of experience in the banking sector reaching the post of Acting Director General of Kuwait Real Estate Bank (turned into Kuwait Investment Bank in 2006).
Holds several posts in the private sector, as the CEO of the Nine Pearls for General Trading & Contracting Co., Managing Director of Al Marfa General Trading, Deputy Chairman of the Board for Al Wafer Marketing Services, member of the Board of Financial Consulting Co.
Former Chairman of the Board of the Kuwaiti Financial Group, former Board member for Kuwait & ME Bank, Kuwait Clearing Co., and Al Khonani & Al Qatami General Trading
Founding member of Kuwait Forex Society, Kuwait Businesswomen Committee, a member of Egyptian – Kuwaiti Cooperation Council, and Kuwait Women Cultural & Social Society.
Picked by Forbes ME magazine amongst the 200 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2014.
Holds a BA in Political Science & Public Administration from the American University of Beirut (AUB).