Background
Al-Naqeeb was born in 1964 in Kuwait.
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Faten Al-Naqeeb
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She attended Kuwait University, receiving a Bachelor of Law degree from the Faculty of Law and Shariaa in 1987.
Career
She is licensed to practise law before Kuwait's High Appeal, Cassation, and Constitutional Courts. In 1991 she worked as a legal consultant and headed the Kuwaiti legal team that reviewed and submitted the Kuwaiti Compensation Claims against Iraq to the United Nations Compensation Commission. She also represented Kuwait on the same commission.
Al-Naqeeb received her masters in international law from Cambridge College, United Kingdom. Al-Naqeeb has counselled United States oil companies, including ExxonMobil, in navigating the Kuwaiti oil sector. In 2015, Al-Naqeeb wrote the book The Legal Guide to Doing Business in Kuwait.
She is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. Arabian Business magazine named her one of the 100 most powerful Arab women in 2013.
Membership
She is a board member of ACICO.
