The Most Famous
ECONOMISTS from Kuwait
This page contains a list of the greatest Kuwaiti Economists. The pantheon dataset contains 414 Economists, 1 of which were born in Kuwait. This makes Kuwait the birth place of the 57th most number of Economists behind Taiwan, and Cuba.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kuwaiti Economists of all time. This list of famous Kuwaiti Economists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (b. 1955)
With an HPI of 49.99, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is the most famous Kuwaiti Economist. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
His Highness Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ الدكتور محمد صباح السالم الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh ad-Doctor Muḥammad Sabāh as-Sālim as-Sabāh; born 10 October 1955) is a senior member of the Kuwaiti royal family and has held various key positions as a politician, economist, and diplomat. He served as the Prime Minister of Kuwait from 17 January 2024 to 15 May 2024. Prior to his premiership, he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait, contributing significantly to the nation’s governance and international relations.
2. Rola Dashti (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 43.76, Rola Dashti is the 2nd most famous Kuwaiti Economist. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Rola Abdulla Dashti (Arabic: رولا عبدالله علي حاجيه دشتي; born 1964) is a Kuwaiti economist and business executive and former politician and minister. Dashti lobbied for the May 2005 decree permitting Kuwaiti women to run for parliamentary elections for the first time and was one of the first female MPs elected to the Kuwaiti parliament. She subsequently served as minister of state planning and development affairs and State Assembly affairs.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Kuwaiti economists born between 1955 and 1964. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kuwaiti economists include Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and Rola Dashti. As of April 2024, 1 new Kuwaiti economists have been added to Pantheon including Rola Dashti.
