Mariam Al-Aqueel

Mariam Al-Aqeel: Gulf's First Ever Female Finance Minister

Mariam-Al-Aqueel has become the first-ever woman to hold the position of finance minister in the history of Kuwait as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council.  She is also the first female minister in Kuwait as well as the Arab world at large to concurrently hold both portfolios as Minister of Finance and State Minister of Economic Affairs.