Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh

Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh
Nationality	Kuwait
Occupation	Government Minister

Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh is a government minister in Kuwait in charge of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.[1][2]

Biography

Hind worked in Kuwait Industries Union as the general manager in 2012. In 2014 she was made the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and in the 2016 cabinet reshuffle she was also made the Minister of Economic affairs. She was the only woman in the Cabinet of Kuwait. She established the first minimum wage in the Kuwait oil industry and private sector in June 2017 at $247.02. Forbes Middle East placed her on 4 on a list of most powerful women politicians in Arab governments.[3] She met Turkish Development Minister Lutfi Elvan in September 2016, were they discussed ways to improve Kuwait-Turkey ties and encourage Turkish contractors in Kuwait.[4] She sponsored the Sharakah Forum and workshop from 19 to 23 March 2017. The Sharakah forum and workshop is organized to bring social welfare participants and built collective capacity.[5] She helped launch the Huawei Kuwait Innovation and Training Center which was built to provide technological training to young Kuwaitis.[6] She represented Kuwait in the 4th Ministerial Consultation of Abu Dhabi Dialogue held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[7]

References

1. "Diwan OF His Highness The Prime Minister". pm.gov.kw. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
2. Reporter, Cleofe Maceda, Senior Web (19 July 2017). "Emirati named most powerful Arab woman in government". GulfNews. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
3. "Top 10 Most Powerful Arab Women In Government 2017". Forbes Middle East. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
4. "Turkey eyes over 500 investment opportunities in Kuwait". Al Bawaba. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
5. "KIPCO Holding announces partnership with KFAS for Sharakah Forum 2017". Kuwait Times. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
6. "Huawei launches Kuwait Innovation and Training Center". tradearabia.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
7. Fernando, Lahiru. "Abu Dhabi Dialogue: 4th Ministerial Consultation in Colombo". news.lk. Retrieved 11 November 2017.