Saud Abdulaziz Saud Al-Asfoor Al-Hajri ( ar, سعود عبدالعزيز سعود العصفور الهاجري; born 1972) is a journalist and engineer that has served in the
National Assembly since 2023. He also served in the annulled 2022 Assembly. He is also the owner of ''Sabr'' e-Newspaper.
Early career
Saud Al-Asfoor was born on 1972 in
Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...
. He studied his bachelor's and master's degree on mechanical engineering in the United States. He worked in Ministry of Public Works as an engineer. During 2006, Al-Asfoor opened the National Kuwaiti Network website, which allowed people to write their opinions anonymously and without requiring IP information. On 2 May 2011, Saud opened a e-newspaper called ''Sabr''. In 2011, Saud worked on ''Talk Show with Al-Waishi'' that aired on Al-Yawm until 2014.
Political career
Al-Asfoor worked as a political journalist and writer on multiple newspapers like ''
Alam Al Yawm
''Alam Al Yawm'' (Arabic: عالم اليوم; ''The World of Today'') was a newspaper published in Kuwait. The paper had an independent and moderate stance and was in circulation between 2007 and 2014.
History and profile
''Alam Al Yawn'' was f ...
'' and ''
Al-Rai''. On 30 May 2016, he was sentenced to one year in prison for his involvement in the dissident “''
Fintas Group''”. On 14 March 2018, Saud Al-Asfoor completed his one-year sentence.
Parliamentary career
On 14 April 2021, Saud Al-Asfoor registered for the 2021 by-election. But on April 24, he withdrew from the by-election after pressure from opposition members in order to support Obaid Al-Wasmi. He decided to run for office again in the
2022 election. He won the election getting second place in the Fifth District with 10,252. After the annulment of 2022 results, Saud ran again in the
2023 election. He got first place in the Fifth District with 12,784 votes. He won the
2024 election, getting 10,643 votes in fourth place.
Election Results
References
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Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait)
1972 births
21st-century Kuwaiti politicians
Living people