Jenan Boushehri
Kuwaiti politician (born 1973 or 1974)
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Career
Boushehri has a master's degree in chemical engineering[2] from Kuwait University and a doctorate from Ain Shams University in Cairo.[3][4] She was head of the food-testing department at the Kuwait Municipality.[5] In the 2006 Salmiya council by-election, when Kuwaiti women were allowed to vote for the first time, she was one of the first two female candidates seeking election.[1]
Ministerial career
On 11 December 2017, Boushehri was announced as Minister for Service Affairs and Minister for Housing.[6] In the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, she was made Minister for Housing and Minister for Public Works.[7]
Boushehri oversaw various infrastructure developments as a minister, such as a $356million road project connecting several high-density residential areas,[4] and a Chinese proposal to create thousands of new houses within the country.[8] As part of her role, she attended the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2019.[9]
Resignation as minister
On 12 November 2019, MP Omar Al-Tabtabaee requested an interpellation session against Boushehri.[10] He argued that she had failed to complete state infrastructure projects, such as the Jamal Abdul Nasser Highway project, and the country had incurred huge monetary losses as a result.[10] Boushehri responded that she had started 95 projects within the country, while several others were in various stages of discussion.[10]
Despite her rebuttal, 10 MPs signed a motion of no-confidence in her, and she resigned shortly after the National Assembly discussed her interpellation.[10]
Another no-confidence motion was signed by 10 opposition MPs against Interior Minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah on the same day, which MP Yousef Al-Fadhalah suggested was the real reason behind Boushehri's interpellation and resignation.[11] The government resigned two days later on 14 November.[12]