Faiza Al-Kharafi
Faiza Mohammed Al-Kharafi (Arabic: فايزة الخرافي, romanized: Fāyzah al-Kharāfī; born 1946) is a Kuwaiti chemist and academic. She was the president of Kuwait University from 1993 to 2002, and the first woman to head a major university in the Middle East. She is the vice president of the World Academy of Sciences.
Faiza Al-Kharafi | |
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فايزة الخرافي | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Education | Al Merkab High School |
| Alma mater | Ain Shams University Kuwait University |
| Spouse | Ali Mohammed Thanian Al-Ghanim |
| Children | 5, including Marzouq Al-Ghanim |
| Relatives | Nasser Al-Kharafi (brother) Jassem Al-Kharafi (brother) Fawzi Al-Kharafi (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrochemistry, corrosion engineering |
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