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Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

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Ruling family

House of Al 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 ...

* Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah * Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah *

Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) ( ar, الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwait ...

— former Emir of Kuwait *

Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah His Highness Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (; born 10 October 1955) is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait. The Emir of Kuwait HRH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad issued an Emiri Decree on Tuesday 19 July 2022 appointing him Prime Minister. On 2 ...

Mubarak Al-Sabah Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837 – 28 November 1915) ( ar, الشيخ مبارك بن صباح الصباح) "the Great" ( ar, مبارك الكبير) was the seventh ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 18 May 1896 until his death on 18 Novemb ...

* Muhammad I Al Sabah *

Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Nasser Al-Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ ناصر المحمد الأحمد الجابر الصباح, ash-Shaykh Nāṣir Muḥammad al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ, born 22 December 1940) is a Kuwaiti politician who ...

* Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah *

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=Nawwāf al-Ahmad al-Jābir as-Sabāh; born 25 June 1937) is the emir of Kuwait and the commander of the Kuwait Military Forces. On 29 September 2020 ...

— current Emir of Kuwait *

Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah ( ar, سعد العبد الله السالم الصباح, translit=Saʿad al-ʿAbdullāh as-Sālim as-Sabāh) (1930 – 13 May 2008) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces d ...

Sabah I bin Jaber His Highness Sheikh Abu Salman Sabah I bin Jaber Al Sabah ( ar, أبو سلمان صباح بن جابر الصباح الأول) (c. 1700–1762) was the first ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. He was chosen by his community for the position of ...

— born c. 1700, first ruler of Kuwait *

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Sabāh al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; 16 June 192929 September 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...

— former Emir of Kuwait * Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah * Salem Al-Ali A-Sabah *

Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Sheikh Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ سالم صباح السالم الصباح) (18 June 1938 – 8 October 2007) was a senior member of the House of Al-Sabah of Kuwait. Biography Salem Al Sabah was the eldest son of the 1 ...

Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (; born 1864 – 23 February 1921) was the ninth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. He was the second son of Mubarak I and is the ancestor of the Al-Salim branch of the Al-Sabah family. He ruled from 5 February 1917 to ...

Politics

* Alaa Hussein Ali *

Ahmed Al-Sadoun 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 declar ...

Rola Dashti In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to as Ro-La trains. The concept is a form of piggyback transportation. The technical challeng ...

Massouma al-Mubarak Massouma al-Mubarak (born 1947) is Kuwait's first female government minister, sworn in on 20 June 2005. She was educated in the United States and is a professor of political science. Biography Massouma went to the US for higher education in 1971 ...

Bader Al-Nashi Bader Al-Nashi was the secretary general of Hadas, The Islamic Constitutional Movement in Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated i ...

* Ahmed al-Rubei *

Nabil Al Fadl Nabil Al Fadl (1949 – December 22, 2015) was a Kuwaiti politician who was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly and a columnist with the Al-Watan newspaper. His writings Fadl often harshly criticized fellow members of the National Assembl ...

Members of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

* Daifallah Bouramiya * Hussain al-Qallaf * Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi * Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi *

Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad was a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1950, Abdulsamad studied political science and worked in the Oil Ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1981. ...

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 ...

* Safa Al Hashem *

Ibrahim Khraibut Ibrahim Khraibut ( ar, إبراهيم علي يوسف خريبط) (1913–2003) was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly from 1963 to 1979. He ran as an independent and served four consecutive terms. Khraibut represented the first district ...

Mohammed Al-Abduljader Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Abduljader is a former member of parliament in the Kuwaiti National Assembly representing the second district. Al-Abduljader was the deputy secretary general of the Kuwait Democratic Foundation; a progressive, liberal K ...

Saleh Ashour Saleh Ashour (; born 1953) is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Early life Ashour was born in 1953 in Kuwait, to Ahmed Ashour. He is of Iranian descent from Tarakma. Ashour studied economics and ser ...

* Abdulwahed Al-Awadhi *

Aseel al-Awadhi Aseel al-Awadhi (born 1969) is a former member of the National Assembly of Kuwait. She was a professor of philosophy at Kuwait University before moving into politics. Al-Awadhi first stood for a seat on the National Assembly in 2008, losing the ele ...

* Abdulatif Al-Ameeri *

Adel Al-Saraawi Adel Al-Saraawi is a former member of the National Assembly of Kuwait, Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the Kuwait's Third District, third district. Born in 1962, Al-Saraawi studied accounting before being elected to the National Assembly in ...

Businesspeople

* Abdullah Saleh Al Mulla — Politician and founder of Al-Mulla Group * Jassem Al Kharafi — Billionaire heir and politician * Nasser Al Kharafi — Former Chairman and President of M. A. Kharafi & Sons * Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman — Businessman and philanthropist * Fahad AlSharekh * Yousuf Saleh Alyan — Founder and former editor-in-chief of

Kuwait Times ''Kuwait Times'' is an English-language daily published in Kuwait. It is the first English language paper in the Persian Gulf region. History and profile ''Kuwait Times'' was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 1961. The 36-page broadsheet provid ...

Fahed Boodai Fahed Faisal Boodai (Arabic: فهد فيصل بودي) is a Kuwaiti entrepreneur. He is the chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group as well as vice chairman and CEO of The Securities House. Education Boodai received an MBA from th ...

— Chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group * Fawaz Al Hasawi — Former owner of

Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Trent ...

* Maha Al Ghunaim — Co-founder of Global Investment House (GIH) * Souad Al Humaidhi — Businesswoman * Saad Bin Tefla — Businessman and politician * Bader Nasser Al Kharafi — Vice Chairman and CEO,

Zain Group Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (doing business as Zain), is a Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company), and later rebranded as Zain in 2007. Zain has a commercial ...

* Mohammad Al Duaij — CEO, Alea Global Group * Nejoud Boodai — Fashion designer and businesswoman

Sports

* Fehaid Al Deehani * Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi —

Hammer thrower The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists ...

* Mohammed al Ghareeb — Tennis player * Zed Al Refai (Zeddy) — Climber Soccer players *

Faisal Al-Dakhil Faisal Ali Al-Dakhil (), also spelled Al-Dakheel ( ar, فيصل الدخيل) (born 13 August 1957) is a Kuwaiti footballer. Al-Dakhil was among the Kuwaiti players who won the 1980 Asian Cup. He played four matches for Kuwait at the 1980 Sum ...

Mohammed Ibrahem Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah is a retired Kuwaiti football player. Ibrahem played for Kuwaiti football club Al Qadisiya (Qadsia Sporting Club) in the Gulf Club Champions Cup, Kuwaiti Premier League, Crown Prince Cup and the Kharafi Cup, and for the ...

* Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi *

Fayez Bandar Fayez Bandar (born on December 7, 1983) is a Kuwaiti footballer ( defender) playing currently for Al Qadisiya Kuwait and Kuwait national football team The Kuwait national football team ( ar, منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم) is the ...

Fathi Kamel Fathi Kameel Matar Marzouq ( ar, فتحي كميل مطر مرزوق; born 23 May 1955) was a Kuwaiti football player in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He helped Kuwait qualify to the World Cup in 1982 by scoring a goal against New Zealand. F ...

* Nawaf Al-Mutairi * Fahad Al-Rashidi *

Fawzi Al Shammari Fawzi Dahash Awadh Al-Shammari فوزي دهش عوض الشمري (born February 13, 1979) is a Kuwaiti former athlete who competed in the 200 __NOTOC__ Year 200 ( CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar ...

* Nohair Al-Shammari *

Khaled Khalaf Khaled Ahmad Khalaf Matar ( ar, خالد أحمد خلف; born August 15, 1983, in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays in Attack for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Arabi and the Kuwait national football team with his brothers in Al- ...

* Abdullah Al-Buloushi *

Abdulaziz Al-Anberi Abdulaziz Al-Anberi, also spelled Abdul-Aziz Al-Anbari (born 3 January 1954 in Kaifan) is a Kuwaiti footballer. Career Al-Anberi began his sporting career as a basketball and volleyball player. However, in 1976, he decided to focus on football, ...

Jamal Mubarak Jamal Abdulrahman Mubarak (born 21 March 1974) is a Kuwaiti former footballer who played as a defender. Career Mubarak played club football for Al Tadhamon and Qadsia. He earned 107 caps for the Kuwaiti national team between 1994 and 2006, s ...

Jassem Al Houwaidi Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi ( ar, جاسم محمد ابراهيم الهويدي, born 28 October 1972 in Kuwait City) is a retired Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward. Career He was part of the Kuwaiti national football team ...

Bader Al-Mutwa Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa ( ar, بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number ...

Musaed Neda Musaed Neda Al-Enazi ( ar, مساعد ندا العنزي) is a Kuwaiti football player. He currently plays for Al Qadisiya. Neda scored the first goals of a free directly in the final match against Kuwait Club. He scored three goals from dir ...

* Jasem Yacob *

Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi ( ar, وائل سليمان أحمد المحيسن الحبشي; born August 8, 1964) was the first player of the Kuwait national football team to score a golden goal. The goal was scored against the UAE in 1994. Club ...

Ahmad Ajab Ahmad Ajab ( ar, أحمد سعد عجب العازمي; born 13 May 1984) is a Kuwaiti footballer. After starting playing for Al-Sahel he moved to Al-Qadisia in July 2007. Career After moving to his new club, he was quickly crowned as the top ...

* Nawaf Mohammad Al-Otaibi

Arts

Chelsea Abdullah Chelsea Abdullah is a Kuwaiti-American writer. She is the author of the fantastical ''Sandsea Trilogy''. Early life and education Abdullah was born and raised in Kuwait. She earned an MA in English from Duquesne University. She graduated from ...

— Novelist *

Abdallah Al Rowaished Abdallah Alruwaished ( ar, عبدالله الرويشد, born July 18, 1961) is an Arab singer and actor from Kuwait. He has released over thirty albums. Biography Alruwaished began his solo career in the early 1980s with the release of his ...

— Singer * Bashar Al Shatty — Singer, musician, actor * Amal Al-Awadhi — actress and TV presenter * Thuraya Al-Baqsami — Artist and writer * Mojeb al-Dousari * Khalifa Alqattan — Artist * Shemayel — Retired singer * Iqbal al-Gharaballi — Novelist *

Nawal El Kuwaiti Nawal El Kuwaitia ( ar, نوال الكويتية; born Nawal Thaher Al-Zaid, 18 November 1966) is a Kuwaiti singer and actress. Career Nawal studied at the Music Institute in Kuwait. Nawal's first album was released in 1984. The majority of ...

— Singer * Zaid Al-Harb — Poet * Ema Shah — Singer, musician, actress and dancer * Hayat Al-Fahad — Actress, broadcaster, writer and producer * Shujoun Al-Hajri — Actress and broadcaster

Others

* Ahmad Abdulal *

Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani Ahmad Meshari al-Adwani (1923 in Kuwait — 17 June 1990) was a poet and teacher who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Kuwait, '' Al-Nasheed Al-Watani''. In 1938, he graduated from the "al-Mubarakiyah" Secondary School, Kuwait. In 1939 he ...

* Dr. Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani *

Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait Dr. Abd Al-Rahman bin Hamood Al-Sumait ( ar, عبد الرحمن السميط, ; 15 October 1947 – 15 August 2013) was an Islamic scholar, medical practitioner and humanitarian from Kuwait. He was known for his philanthropic works in more than ...

* Nabil Al Awadi *

Abdulhadi Al-Khayat Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat (Arabic: عبدالهادي محمد الخياط; born March 6, 1979) is a Kuwaiti bodybuilding champion, police officer, and commando. Biography Kuwait National Team athlete, and a member of International Federat ...

Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi (2 August 1978 – 23 March 2008) was a Kuwaiti citizen, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 220. Joint Tas ...

* Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf *

Faiza Al-Kharafi Faiza Mohammed Al-Kharafi ( ar, فايزة الخرافي, translit=Fāyzah al-Kharāfī; born 1946) is a Kuwaiti chemist and academic. She was the president of Kuwait University from 1993 to 2002, and the first woman to head a major university ...

Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi In late January 2008 the CIA launched missiles from unmanned aerial vehicles at a house in North Waziristan where they believed a militant summit was taking place. '' The Bureau of Investigative Journalism'' reported that this was the first drone s ...

* Abdullah Al-Refai *

Tareq Al-Suwaidan Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan ( ar, طارق محمد السويدان) (September 15th,1953) is a Kuwaiti Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022. Al-Suwaidan is considered to adopt a ...

* Sara Akbar * Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil *

Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi Saad Madi Saad al Azmi (born May 29, 1979) is a Kuwaiti citizen. He was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantánamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, and later repatriated on November 4, 2005. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counte ...

Abbas Almohri Ayatollah Sayyed Abbas Almohri ( ar, آية الله سيد عباس المهري; 1915–1988) was one of the first Kuwaiti Shia scholars based in Kuwait. He was born in Iran in the province of Fars. He studied religion in Najaf and then h ...

* Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda *

Kazem Behbehani Kazem Behbehani is a Kuwaiti immunology, immunologist and retired professor. He is known for his research on tropical diseases before he became International Health Advocate at WHO. Early life and education Behbehani was born in Kuwait City, stud ...