“It wasn’t easy at first.As one of the first business women in Kuwait, Ms. Al Ghanim’s mother had to be very tough, and she developed her own strict set of rules for making real estate deals. But very early on, her daughter broke them, including breaking the KD 100 million barrier on a single deal. For the last 15 years, Ms. Al Ghanim has done some of the biggest projects in Kuwait, both on her own and working together with her mother. Along the way she launched her other business—a law practice with 16 lawyers on staff—to support her real estate work. Anyone making real estate deals needs a lawyer to assist them, so in Ms. Al Ghanim’s case she acts as her own legal counsel.”