THE MIDDLE EAST’S

Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb

4. Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb

Company: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Title: CEO
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Residence: Kuwait
Sector: Oil & Gas

Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb joined KNPC in 1994 and assumed her role as CEO in 2022. KNPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, owns subsidiaries like the Kuwait Aviation Fueling Company and the Kuwait Aromatics Company. It recorded $41.2 billion in revenues for the fiscal year 2023/24 ending March 2024. Wadha Al-Khateeb is also the acting CEO of the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company, and vice chairperson of the Gulf Downstream Association. Before her current position, she was the deputy CEO of Mina Abdullah Refinery.