Board of Directors

H.E. Abdulwahab M. Al-Rasheed

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments

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H.E. Abdulwahab M. Al-Rasheed

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments

Enjoys 15+ years of experience, focusing in asset management at various financial institutions.
Currently holds the position of Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investments.
Was part of Kuwait’s ambitious development program for northern Kuwait, known as Silk City and held the position of Head of the Technical Committee at the National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise Development.
Holds an MBA from the Gulf University for Science and Technology and a Bachelors Degree in Finance 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).