Sheikha Al Bahar
Kuwaiti businesswoman.
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Name in Arabic:
شيخة البحر
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Nationality:
Kuwaiti
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Country of Residence:
Kuwait
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Sheikha Al Bahar's Bio
Kuwaiti businesswoman.
She has been the Deputy CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait Group since March 2014, and the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Kuwait - Lebanon, the National Bank of Kuwait - France, and the National Bank of Kuwait - Egypt , representing the National Bank of Kuwait, since June 26, 2019.
She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Kuwait in the United Kingdom, and a member of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development in Kuwait since 2017.
She held the position of Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of “ National Investment Company ”, and CEO of “National Bank of Kuwait ”, and was a member of: the Investment Committee of the same bank, the Board of Directors of “Credential Information Network”, “Intra Investment Company” in Lebanon, and “International Bank of Qatar”.
She participated in many businesses and supported a number of important and complex development projects, including the “EQUATE Petrochemical Project”, the “EQUATE Petroleum Project”, the “Wastewater Treatment Project” in 2002, and the project to finance 9 aircraft for the Kuwait Airways Corporation “KAC” .
Forbes magazine ranked her among the “100 Most Powerful Businesswomen in the Middle East” for 2023, and she was ranked 85th among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World for 2012 according to the same magazine. She also won the “Distinguished Contributions Award” in the Arab Banking Sector for 2022 from the “Arab Bankers Association” for her efforts in developing the banking sector in the region.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing from Kuwait University .




