Nabeela Al-Mulla

Overview

Nabeela al-Mulla born Kuwait January 25, 1948. Kuwaiti ambassador. First Arab woman to serve as head delegate to UN. Chair of UN Atomic Energy board, promoting nuclear non-proliferation, 2002-03. Negotiated Gulf War POW issue, 1991-92. Sponsored conference to aid Syrian war refugees, 2013. Critic of Israeli policies, including excessive force, failure to register nuclear weapons, and West Bank occupation. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.

Quotations

“Women ambassadors are really scarce globally and not only on the Arab scene.”(“Women in Diplomacy”, Sept. 17, 2007; photo worldpeoplesblog)