Nouriya Al-Subaih
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Nouriya Al-Subaih is a former education minister of Kuwait
. She refused to wear a headscarf
during her tenure. In January 2008, she survived a no confidence vote by Islamist MPs.
After the 2009 general election
, she was replaced as education minister by Moudhi Humoud.
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. She refused to wear a headscarf
Headscarf
Headscarves or head scarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as for warmth, for sanitation, for fashion or social distinction; with religious significance, to hide baldness, out of modesty, or other...
during her tenure. In January 2008, she survived a no confidence vote by Islamist MPs.
After the 2009 general election
Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009
An early parliamentary election was held in Kuwait on 16 May 2009, the country's third in a three-year period. Kuwait had voted on six occasions between 1991 and 2009...
, she was replaced as education minister by Moudhi Humoud.