Ahmed Abdulaziz al-Sadoun ( ar, أحمد عبدالعزيز السعدون) (born 1934) is the Speaker of the
Kuwaiti National Assembly from October 2022. He was previously the speaker from 1985 to 1999 and from February 2012 until it was declared that the
February 2012 elections were invalid.
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/ref> He is the leader of the 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 ...
in the Assembly and served for eight terms.
He represented the third district. Al-Sadoun worked in the ministry of communication before being elected to the National Assembly in 1975.
Al-Sadoun is a real estate
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more general ...
executive.
Personal Information & Career
He's the youngest of his family born to his father Abdulaziz Jassem al-Sadoun & mother Madhawi al-Rikada he has 12 brothers and sisters. Ahmed AL-Sadoun is Married with six children, two boys (AbdulAziz and Mohammed) and four girls (Widad, Ghada, Shaikha and Dalal). He's one of the founders of Kazma Sporting Club
Kazma Sporting Club ( ar, نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
Club history
Naming
The club is named after the area of Kathma. ...
in 1964 and secretary until 1968 and then the president of Kuwait Football Association
The Kuwait Football Association ( ar, الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Kuwait.
Kuwait has thrice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and were allowed to participate ...
from 1968 to 1976 and vice president of FIFA
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from 1974 to 1982
* Home City: Khaldiya, Kuwait
* Religious Views: Muslim - Sunni
* Elected Member since: 1975
* Elected Member for: 12 terms 1975, 1981, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2022
* Speaker of Kuwait National Assembly: 1985, 1992, 1996, 2012 and 2022
* Political Orientation: Leader of the Takatul al-Nawwab (1992) and of the Popular Action Bloc (1999, 2012)
Allegations of Profiteering
On May 28, 2007, the National Assembly formed an in-house investigation panel to look into allegations that Al-Sadoun and Mohammed Al-Sager
Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager (born 18 June 1951; ar, محمد جاسم الصقر) is a journalist, businessman, and politician.
Background
Al-Sager received a bachelor's degree in economics from Whittier College (California, US) in 1975. He then w ...
used their influence to make money. The seven-member panel examined claims that Al-Sadoun gave information he garnered from a parliamentary question to his son, helping the company the son worked in to win a business contract.
Oil Reforms
On June 14, 2008, Al-Sadoun and three other MPs filed a bill stipulating that annual oil output from Kuwait should not exceed one percent of proven reserves. The bill also requires the state to disclose to parliament the emirate's actual proven reserves. Government reports declare Kuwait's reserves to be about . Al-Sadoun alleges that this number has been inflated to give Kuwait greater leeway within OPEC, which apportions export quotas based on the size of each member country's reserves. Al-Sadoun has said that proven reserves could be as low as around .
In the past few years, Kuwait has been producing just under one billion barrels per year, one percent of the official reserve figure. If the bill is approved, it could force the emirate to cut its output from per day currently to a quarter of that.
Al-Sadoun further breaks from Kuwait's current oil policies in his staunch opposition to the entry of international oil companies (IOCs) into Kuwait.
Protested Against Israeli Attacks
On December 28, 2008, Kuwaiti lawmakers Mikhled Al-Azmi, Musallam Al-Barrak
Musallam Al-Barrak ( ar, مسلم محمد البراك) is a Kuwaiti politician. He was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district.
Background
Born on January 30, 1956, Al-Barrak studied geography and worked in ...
, Marzouq Al-Ghanim
Marzouq Ali Mohammed Al-Ghanim ( ar, مرزوق علي محمد ثنيان الغانم, Marzūq ʿAlī Muḥammad Ṯunayān al-Ghānim, born 3 November 1968, Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait) is a former speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, re ...
, Jaaman Al-Harbash, Ahmad Al-Mulaifi Ahmed Al-Mulaifi was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1956, Al-Mulaifi worked as a lawyer before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996.
Dispute with MP Al-Enezi
On September 4, 2008, MP ...
, Mohammad 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. ...
, Ahmad Al-Saadoun, Nasser Al-Sane
Nasser Al-Sane is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1955, Al-Sane obtained a PhD in Business Administration before being elected to the National Assembly in 1992. While political parties a ...
, and Waleed Al-Tabtabaie
Waleed Al-Tabatabaie (Arabic: وليد الطبطبائي) was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, who represented the third district. Born on 4 April 1964, Al-Tabtabaie obtained a PhD in Islamic studies from Al-Azhar and was an assistant ...
protested in front of the National Assembly building against the attacks by Israel
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on Gaza. Protesters burned Israeli flags, waved banners reading, "No to hunger, no to submission" and chanted "Allahu Akbar
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". Israel launched air strikes against Hamas
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in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after a six-month ceasefire ended on December 18.
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1934 births
Living people
Kuwaiti businesspeople in real estate
Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait)
Speakers of the National Assembly (Kuwait)
Popular Action Bloc politicians