February - 2024
Sara Akbar
Firefighting and Championing Women's Rights in Kuwait With Sara Akbar
Sara Akbar is a Kuwaiti chemical petroleum engineer, women's rights advocate, and co-founder and former chief executive officer of Kuwait Energy. She is recognised as a "national hero" due to her firefighting efforts in the Kuwaiti oil fires and was subsequently awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honour from the United Nations Environmental Program.
Key questions:
- What were your firefighting exploits during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the early 1990s?
- How will Kuwait cope with changing industry dynamics with regards to climate change and the energy transition?
- How has the role of women in the energy industry grown over the past few decades?