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2024 Kuwaiti General Election
Snap general elections were held in Kuwait on 4 April 2024 to elect 50 of the 65 members of the National Assembly. The election came after the dissolution of the National Assembly elected in 2023 on 15 February 2024 due to an MP allegedly insulting Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad. The elections were the first to be held during Mishal Al-Ahmad's reign and the fourth election held within four years. Electoral system The 50 elected members of the National Assembly were elected from five ten-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote. Political parties are not officially licensed meaning candidates formally run as independents, although many political groups operate freely as de facto political parties. All Kuwaiti citizens above the age of 21 have the right to vote. Constituencies Since 2006 Kuwait has been divided into five multi-member constituencies for the election of members to the unicameral National Assembly. These five electoral districts represent 112 residential are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Kuwaiti General Election
Snap general elections were held in Kuwait on 6 June 2023 to elect 50 of the 65 members of the National Assembly. The elections took place following the annulment of the results of the 2022 snap elections by the Constitutional Court on 19 March 2023 and the redissolution of the 16th session on 2 May. Background During the 16th legislative session, uncooperative MPs and ministers led to multiple no-confidence votes and several government resignations. Actions such as members sitting in ministers' seats in the parliament, led to ministers not attend sessions, which in turn resulted in a member-organized sit-in in the parliament building. This prompted Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad to dissolve parliament on 2 August 2022. Multiple former MPs and citizens appealed to the Constitutional Court to overturn the dissolution. On 19 March 2023 the court annulled the dissolution, but on 2 May 2023 Al-Ahmad dissolved parliament again. Electoral system The 50 elected members of the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait's Third Constituency
The third constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents fifteen residential areas and has an electorate of 138,364. The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies. Areas in Constituency Three # Kaifan # Rawda # Adailiya # Jabriya #Surra Surra (from the Marathi ''sūra'', meaning the sound of heavy breathing through nostrils, of imitative origin) is a disease of vertebrate animals. The disease is caused by protozoan trypanosomes, specifically ''Trypanosoma evansi'', of severa ... # Khaldiya # Qurtuba # Yarmouk #Abraq Khaitan # Khaitan # Salam # Siddiq # Hittin # Shuhada # Zahra See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait References Notes Citations Politics of Kuwait Electoral districts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Al-Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Husayni al-Shirazi ( ar, محمد الحسيني الشيرازي; fa, ; August 31, 1928 – December 17, 2001), commonly known as Imam Shirazi, was an Iranian- Iraqi Shia marja' and political activist. Early life and education al-Shirazi was born to Mirza Mahdi al-Shirazi and Halima al-Shirazi. Both of his parents are from the distinguished clerical al-Shirazi family that emigrated from Shiraz to Karbala in the 19th century. He is the first of ten children. All of his brothers are clerics, and Sadiq al-Shirazi is a marja'. His mother is the great-granddaughter of Mirza Shirazi, the pioneer of the Tobacco Movement. His nephew, Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi is also a marja'. Education He grew up and studied briefly in Najaf, and moved to Karbala with his father in 1937. He remained in Karbala studying in its seminary under his father, as well as prominent scholars like Sayyid Hossein Tabatabaei Qomi, Sayyid Muhammad-Hadi al-Milani, Sheikh Muhamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice And Peace Alliance
The Justice and Peace Alliance ( ar, تجمع العدالة والسلام), sometimes translated as the Justice and Peace Gathering, is a moderate Shi'a political bloc in Kuwait. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, only one belongs to the Justice and Peace Alliance: Saleh Ashour. The bloc members are followers of the Shirazi school of thought which in turn is against Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... References {{Kuwait-stub Islamic political parties Political parties in Kuwait Shia Islamic political parties Political parties established in 2004 2004 establishments in Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bader Al-Dahoum
Bader Zayed Hamad Aldahoum Alazmi (born 16 March 1975) is a Kuwaiti politician who serves as a head of the Political Bureau of the National Constants' Assembly, and a former deputy in the Kuwaiti National Assembly. Biography He participated in the Kuwaiti National Assembly elections (February 2012) and won 15,027 votes achieving the third place in the Fifth District, then boycotted the elections due to the one-vote decree, then he came back and ran in the 2020 Kuwaiti National Assembly elections for the fifth constituency and got the second place with 8,371 votes and won, He holds a doctorate and a master's degree in jurisprudence and its fundamentals, a teacher of Islamic education, and the former chairman of the board of directors of the Jaber Al-Ali Cooperative Society. Re-nomination and annulment of his membership On December 3, 2020, the Court of Cassation ruled conclusively to reinstate him to the candidates status. On March 14, 2021, the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi
Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1964, Al-Mutairi studied Islamic studies and served in the Kuwait Municipality before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. Al-Mutairi affiliates with Islamist deputies. Opposed Guaranteeing Bank Deposits On October 28, 2008, the parliament voted 50-7 to insure all types of deposits in all local banks within Kuwait. Al-Mutairi opposed the bill, along with Jabir Al-Azmi, Hussein Al-Qallaf Al-Bahraini, Daifallah Bouramiya, Mohammed Al-Obaid, Musallam Al-Barrak and Waleed Al-Tabtabaie. Al-Mutairi accused the Cabinet of speeding up the bill's passage for the benefit of monetary tycoons. Request to Grill Prime Minister Nasser In November 2008, Al-Mutairi joined with fellow Islamist MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaie and Mohammed Al-Mutair in filing a request to grill Prime Minister Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah for allowing prominent Iranian Shiite cleric Mohammad B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Salafi Alliance
The Islamic Salafi Alliance ( ar, التجمع الإسلامي السلفي) is a Salafi political grouping in Kuwait headed by Khaled al-ـSultan Bin Essa. Its founded in 1981. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly three seats belong to the Islamic Salafi Alliance since the 2013 elections. In the February 2012 general elections the Islamic Salafi Alliance managed to capture four seats, and another six were taken by people with similar ideas. Views The Alliance is against political parties and protests. It is critical of the House of Sabah The House of Sabah ( ar, آل صباح ''Āl Ṣubāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait. History Origin The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm .... The Islamic Salafi Alliance has managed to introduce laws leading to segregation between sexes at universities, restrictions on mixed sports, dancing and live music. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamad Almatar
Hamad Mohammed Jassim Al-Matar (born July 8, 1970) is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, and holds a doctorate in industrial chemistry. He boycotted the National Assembly elections after adjusting the number of votes from four to one, in solidarity with the Popular Action Movement in 2012. Also he is a prominent member of the Islamic Brotherhood clique in the Kuwaiti Parliament Assembly. Memberships and achievements Source: * Director of the Consulting and Training Office at the College of Science at Kuwait University. * Faculty member at Kuwait University - Department of Chemistry. * A faculty member at the College of Graduate Studies- Kuwait University. * Environmental advisor to the Kuwaiti municipal council. * President of the Arab Chemists Union in 2005. * President of the Kuwaiti Chemical Society from 2004 to 2006. * President of the Kuwaiti Green Peace Organization. * Regional Director of the Arab Federation for Chemical and Petrochemical Industries. * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Constitutional Movement
Islamic Constitutional Movement ( ', Hadas) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.Scott Williamson and Nathan Brown. (20 November 2013Kuwaits muslim brotherhood under pressure ''Foreign Policy''. Retrieved 30 September 2014. Its an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. History and profile ICM was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, most notably is Jassem Mohalhel. Bader Al-Nashi was secretary general of the Movement between 2003 and July 2009. Its current secretary general is Musaed Al Saidi. It has one member in the current National Assembly of Kuwait The National Assembly ( ar, مجلس الأمة) is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait. The National Assembly meets in Kuwait City. Political parties are illegal in Kuwait, candidates run as independents. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Action Bloc
The Popular Action Bloc ( ar, كتلة العمل الشعبي) is a political bloc in Kuwait headed by veteran former Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun. The group focuses on populist issues like housing, salary raises, and reform. Expulsion of Shiite MPs On 19 February 2008, the Popular Action Bloc expelled Shiite MPs Ahmed Lari and Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad for taking part in a ceremony eulogizing Hezbollah's slain top commander, Imad Mughniyah. The ceremony's description of the fugitive Lebanese militant – killed in a 12 February car bombing in Syria – as a hero sparked public outrage in a country that holds him responsible for hijacking a Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, ) is the national carrier of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services th ... flight and killing two of its Kuwaiti passengers 20 years ago. The two lawmakers we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait Democratic Forum
The Kuwait Democratic Forum (KDF) is a centre-left political group founded in 1991.Tetreault, Mary Ann. "Civil Society in Kuwait: Protected Spaces and Women's Rights." The Middle East Journal Spring 47.2 (1993): 275-91. ''JSTOR [JSTOR]''. Web. . Members of the KDF include :ar:أحمد محمد الخطيب, Ahmad Al-Khatib, :ar:عبد الله النيباري, Abdullah Al-Naibari, Saleh Al-Mulla, the late :ar:سامي المنيس, Ahmad Al-Rub'i. Ideology The Kuwait Democratic Forum is an Arab nationalist and Pan-Arabist organisation, which pursues a secular government inspired by tenets of Sunni Islam, Islam. and claims to be working towards achieving full democracy and instilling respect of human rights and freedoms. It is an opposition group which advocated women's political rights, electoral districting reform, and the separation of the positions of Crown Prince and Prime Minister. KDF is currently advocating: # the reform of the electoral districting statute; # the rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait's Fifth Constituency
The fifth constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents thirty-one residential areas and has an electorate of 257,913 (the largest). The fifth constituency includes the Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer governates. Areas in Constituency Five #Ahmadi #Al-Maqwa # Hadiya # Fintas # Mahboula # Abu Halifa # Sabah Al Salem # Riqqa # Sabahiya #Dhahr # Egaila # Qurain # Adan # Al-Qusour # Mubarak Al-Kabeer #Fahad Al-Ahmad #Jaber Al-Ali Jaber ( ar, جابر) is an Arabic name for males used as a given name and surname. Alternative spellings are Gaber and Jabir. People with the given name *Jaber Abu Hussein (c. 1913–1992), Arabic poet * Jaber Al-Ameri (born 1986), Saudi Arabi ... # Fahaheel # Mangaf # Ali Sabah Al Salem # Al Zour # Wafra #Abu Futaira #Al-Masail #Abu Al Hasaniya #Sabah Al-Ahmad City #Al Khira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |