Doctor Salwa al-Jassar was one of four women elected to the National Assembly of Kuwait

National Assembly of Kuwait

The National Assembly of Kuwait, known as the Majlis Al-Umma , is the legislature of Kuwait. The current speaker of the Assembly is Jassem Al-Kharafi. The Emir unconstitutionally dissolved the National Assembly in 1986 and restored it after the Gulf War in 1992...

 in the 2009 legislative 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...

. al-Jassar is the Chief of Center for Empowering Women and ran as an independent candidate. al-Jassar obtained a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in geography

Geography

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 and economics

Economics

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 from Kuwait University

Kuwait University

Kuwait University was established in October 1966, five years after Kuwait's independence from British Colonization. KU started with only two faculties, namely the Faculty of Science, Arts and Education; and a Women's College. The university had 418 students enrolled and 31 faculty members. By ,...

 in 1980, a Master's Degree

Master's degree

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 from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 in 1987 and a PhD

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 from the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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 Salwa al-Jassar has worked as a professor at Kuwait University

Kuwait University

Kuwait University was established in October 1966, five years after Kuwait's independence from British Colonization. KU started with only two faculties, namely the Faculty of Science, Arts and Education; and a Women's College. The university had 418 students enrolled and 31 faculty members. By ,...

. Salwa al-Jassar had previously authored a report on women in Kuwaiti politics with the United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Development Programme

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