Hayat Alyaqout (Arabic: حياة الياقوت; born 1981) is a Kuwaiti writer and publisher.

[4] A freelance writer, Alyaqout began producing articles and stories for Arabic-language publications when she was 17.

[3][5][6] In 2003, she founded Nashiri, considered the first Arabic-language nonprofit digital publishing house.

[6] The platform offers free e-book editing and publication for amateur writers.

[8] In addition to serving as Nashiri's editor in chief,[3][9] Alyaqout has published her own work on the site, including the 2011 story "wa-tas alunī Ribikkā an al-waliyy" ("And Rebecca Asks me about the Wali").