Rola Abdulla Dashti (Arabic: رولا عبدالله علي حاجيه دشتي, born 1964[1]) is a Kuwaiti economist and business executive and former politician and minister.
[2] Dashti is CEO of FARO International, a financial services consultancy,[3][4] and a board member of Damac Kuwaiti Holding Co.[5] Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait that took place in 1990–1991, Dashti managed emergency reconstruction contracts for the State of Kuwait[6] and then participated in the effort to bring about the release of Kuwaiti prisoners held by Iraq.
[5][13] In parliament, Dashti chaired the social affairs, labor, and health committee.
[11] She chaired the 2015–2016 World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Middle East and North Africa.
[1] Her father, Abdullah Ali Dashti, also served in the Kuwaiti parliament;[1] her mother is Lebanese.