Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is AUK’s governing body. The board’s terms of reference are outlined in the AUK By-Laws. The self-perpetuating and self-governing board is currently composed of nine members, in addition to the University president and the Dartmouth College Relationship Coordinator (Director) as ex-officio members. The Board of Trustees meets twice a year at AUK’s Salmiya campus.
Shaikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Founder
&
Chair
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Board of Trustees
American University of Kuwait
Board Member
&
Group CEO
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Kuwait Project Co. (Holding) - KIPCO
Chair
United Education Company
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Jordan Kuwait Bank - JKB - Amman, Jordan
Chairperson
Panther Media Group Ltd (OSN) - Dubai, UAE
Board Member
Kamco Invest
Mr. Meshal Ali
Co-Founder
&
Vice Chair
,
Board of Trustees
American University of Kuwait
Chairman
Al Rayan Holding Company
CEO
National Offset Company
Vice Chair
Panther Media Group Ltd (OSN) - Dubai, UAE
Board Member
Anghami - Dubai, UAE
Mr. Wael Abdul-Ghafoor
Chair
American School of Kuwait
Co-Founder
American University of Kuwait
Mr. Samer Khanachet
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer
Kuwait Project Co. (Holding) - KIPCO
Board Member
United Gulf Bank BSC - Bahrain
Chairman
United Gulf Management Inc - Boston, USA
Chairman
United Gulf Management Limited - London, UK
Member and Vice Chair for the Northern Gulf Region
MIT Educational Council
Thomas Bartlett, Ph.D.
Former President
Colgate University
Former President
American University in Cairo
Former Chancellor
University of Alabama System and the Oregon State System of Higher Education
Former Chancellor
State University of New York System
Trustee
American University in Cairo
Saeeda M. H. Jaffar, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager - VISA
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region
Kathleen Bailey, Ph.D.
Professor of the Practice of Political Science
Boston College
Director of the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program
Boston College
Director of the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program
Boston College
Ms. Reem Abu Hassan
Senior Advisor to the National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Legal Advocate and Policy Advisor - Social Protection and Human Rights
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Former Minister of Social Development
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mohammad Jawad Behbehani, DMD, D.M.Sc.OB, FICD
Associate Professor - Faculty of Dentistry
Kuwait University
Former Dean - Faculty of Dentistry
Kuwait University
Dale F. Eickelman, Ph.D. (ex officio member)
Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations Emeritus
Dartmouth College
Relationship Coordinator (Director)
The Dartmouth College-American University of Kuwait Program
President
Tangier American Legation
Rawda H. Awwad, Ph.D.
President
American University of Kuwait