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Summary
Faten Farouq Al-Naqeeb is a Kuwaiti lawyer with 30 years experience and the principal managing partner of Al Naqeeb & Partners law firm. She is licensed to practice law before Kuwait’s High Appeal, Cassation, and Constitutional Courts.
Faten attended Kuwait University, receiving a Bachelor of Law degree from the Faculty of Law and Shariaa in 1987. Following her degree, she worked at law firm Nabil Ahmad Al-Naqeeb as an associate.
In 1991 Faten 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.
Afterwards, Faten founded the law firm now known as Al Naqeeb & Partners. She received her masters in international law from Cambridge College, United Kingdom.
Faten Al-Naqeeb has counselled United States oil companies, including ExxonMobil, in navigating the Kuwaiti oil sector. She is a board member of ACICO. In 2015, she wrote the book "The Legal Guide to Doing Business in Kuwait".
Faten is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. Arabian Business magazine named her one of the top 50 influential women in the Arab world and one of the 100 most powerful Arab women.
Education
- Bachelor of Law degree, Faculty of Law and Shariaa, Kuwait University
- Masters in International Law, Cambridge College (UK)
Honors & Awards
- The most influential legal consultant
- One of the powerful and influential Arab women
Associations & Memberships
- Kuwait bar license up to cassation courts
- Member in many international lawyers forums
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