Shamma Al-Kuwari (Arabic: كواري، شمة شاهين; born 1972) is a Qatari novelist and short-story writer.
Al-Kuwari was born and raised in Doha.[1] She gained a bachelor's degree in organic medical sciences,[2] from Qatar University, and a master's degree from Hamad Bin Khalifa University. As a journalist, Al-Kuwari has written for Qatari newspapers including Al Raya, Al 'Arabi and Al Maraya, and written a weekly column for Al Sharq.[2]