Mona al-Kuwari

Mona Jassim Mohammed al-Kuwari (, is a Bahraini judge, academic, and author. She is currently a member of the Constitutional Court, the first woman in the Gulf to sit on such a court, which includes two other judges and a secretary.
Early life and education.
Al-Kuwari studied at the Beirut Arab University Faculty of Law and Political Science, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Law in 2000, a postgraduate diploma in Public Law in 2005, a Master of Studies in Law in Criminal Law in 2007 for the thesis "التفتيش شروطه وحالات بطلانه دراسة مقارنة" (“Investigations: Conditions and Contraindications, a Comparative Study”), and a Doctor of Criminal Justice in 2013 for the thesis "جريمة التزوير الإلكتروني دراسة مقارنة" (“Electronic Fraud: A Comparative Study”).
Career.
Al-Kuwari began her career as a professor at the University of Bahrain.
She served as a Public Prosecutor from 2003 to 2006.
In June 2006, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appointed her to the Juvenile Court, making her the first woman judge in the Gulf. She served there until 2010, moving on to representing the government at the Supreme Civil Court (2011-2012) and Supreme Civil Court of Appeal (2012). She was President of the Supreme Civil Administrative Court in 2013 and from 2013 to 2014 held the same office in the Supreme Labor Court. She served from 2014 to 2016 on the Supreme Civil Court of Appeal.
On April 25, 2016, the King issued Royal Decree No. 19 of that year, appointing Al-Kuwari to a five-year term on the Constitutional Court.
Conferences.
Al-Kuwari participated in many regional and global conferences and seminars, including the following:
Awards.
In 2016, Al-Kuwari was honored as a pioneer in holding judicial positions locally and internationally by the Supreme Council for Women of Bahrain.
On March 18, 2019, the Dunya Sisters Council for Community Development honored her among a number of pioneering figures in the Arab world.