Shafeeq Ghabra

Shafeeq Ghabra is a Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University and founding  President  of Jusoor Arabiya which focuses on youth leadership programs  and  strategic planning.    He  is former founding president of the American  University  of Kuwait (2003-2006).  He also  directed  the  Kuwait Information  Office  in Washington,  DC  (1998-2002)  and  the  Center  of Strategic  Studies  at  Kuwait  University  (2002-2003).  Ghabra  earned his BA from Georgetown
University  in  1975,  his MA from Purdue University in 1983, and his PhD in  Political  Science  from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. He is the author of five books and numerous studies.