Salwa al-Jassar (Arabic: سلوى الجسار; born 20 October 1957) is a Kuwaiti politician. She was one of four women elected to the National Assembly in the 2009 general election. Al-Jassar is the Chief of Center for Empowering Women and ran as an independent. Al-Jassar obtained a bachelor's degree in geography and economics from Kuwait University in 1980, a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1987 and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. She worked as a professor at Kuwait University. She had previously authored a report on women in Kuwaiti politics with the United Nations Development Programme.
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- "السيرة الذاتية". www.saljassar.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- "Kuwait: Salwa Al-Jassar announces nomination". Kuwait Times via Zawya.com. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "DWE Presents a New Session of the Emarati Leaders Gathering (ELG) Hosting Kuwaiti MP". Zawya. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- Al-Qatari, Hussain (9 January 2009). "Students and parents speak about the quality of education". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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