One of the first women elected in the parliament , Rola Dashti , is a Kuwaiti Shia of Iranian origin .
Kuwait 's first female minister Massouma al - Mubarak is a Shia .
One of the first women elected in the parliament , Rola Dashti , is a Kuwait Shia of Iranian origin .
Kuwait 's first female minister Massouma al - Mubarak is a Shia .