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2022 Kuwaiti General Election
General elections were held in Kuwait on 29 September 2022 following the dissolution of National Assembly (Kuwait), parliament by Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Background On 22 June Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah announced the dissolution of Parliament. On 28 August, the Kuwaiti Cabinet approved the decree calling for elections on 29 September. Electoral system The 50 elected members of the National Assembly (Kuwait), National Assembly are elected from five 10-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote. Political parties are not officially licensed, therefore candidates run as individuals, although many political groups operate freely as de facto political parties. All Kuwaiti citizens (both male and female) above the age of 21 have the right to vote. Candidates Registration of candidates contesting the 50 seats took place between 29 August and 7 September 2022. 118 schools were used for the 2022 National Assembly elections o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bader Hamed Al-Mulla
Bader is a German occupational surname derived from the German word "Bad" meaning "bath". It originally referred to the owners or attendants of bathhouses, who subsequently took on other tasks including cutting hair and dentistry. List of people with surname Bader * Alfred Bader (1924–2018), Canadian industrialist and art collector * Ali Bader (born 1970), Iraqi novelist * Art Bader (1886–1957), Major League Baseball player * Beth Bader (born 1973), American professional golfer * Clarisse Bader (1840–1902), French writer * Curt Bader (born 1961), American sprint canoer * David A. Bader (born 1969), American professor of computing * David M. Bader, American Jewish writer * Dewan Bader (born 1971), a retired U.S. soccer player * Diedrich Bader (born 1966), American actor * Douglas Bader (1910–1982), British fighter pilot and amputee * Édouard Bader (1899–1983), French rugby union player * Ernest Bader (1890–1982), English Quaker businessman and philanthropist * Ernst Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhannad Talal Al-Sayer
Mohannad ( ar, مهند) is a masculine Arabic name meaning “sword made in India”. It is derived from the word for India (''Al Hind'' الهند) and can mean both "India-ified" or "Indian". The iron used for it came from India. Given name ;Mohaned * Mohaned Abdulmahmood (born 2004), Sudanese Prince ;Mohanad *Mohanad Salem (born 1985), Emirati footballer * Mohanad Ali (born 2000), Iraqi footballer *Mohanad Sayed (born 2002), schmeck ;Mohannad * Mohannad Mahadeen (born 1973), Jordanian footballer * Mohannad Mahdi Al-Nadawi (born 1975), Iraqi footballer *Mohannad Nassir (born 1983), Iraqi footballer * Mohannad Ibrahim (born 1986), Syrian footballer * Mohannad Asseri (born 1986), Saudi footballer * Mohannad Maharmeh (born 1986), Jordanian footballer * Mohannad Abu Radeah (born 1986), Saudi footballer *Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (born 1993), Iraqi footballer ;Muhannad * Muhannad (Sayed al Aidarus) *Muhannad (Mujahid Emir) (1969–2011), Russian Mujahid Emir *Muhannad Saif El-Din (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulkareem Abdullah Al-Kandari
ʻAbd al-Karīm (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الكريم) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, also a surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Karīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the most Generous". It is rendered as ''Abdolkarim'' in Persian, ''Abdulkerim'' in Albania, Bosnia and ''Abdülkerim'' in Turkey. It may refer to: Given name * Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin Qushayri (986–1074), Persian philosopher *ʻAbd al-Karim al-Jili (1366–1424), Sufi author who studied in Yemen *Abdal-Karim Khan Astrakhani, Khan of Astrakhan, 1490–1504 * `Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad (ruled 1825–1834), Emir of Harar, Ethiopia *Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807–1883), Ottoman Turkish soldier *Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi (1859–1937), Iranian Twelver Shia Muslim cleric * Abdul Karim (Ghanaian footballer) (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer *Abdul Karim (the Munshi) (1863–1909), Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Abdulaziz 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 declared that the February 2012 elections were invalid. He is the leader of the Popular Action Bloc 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 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 in 1964 and secretary until 1968 and then the president of Kuwait Football Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Turki Al-Anbaie
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Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakistani drama film * Abdullah (band), an American metal band * Abdullah (horse) (1970–2000), a horse that competed in the sport of show jumping See also * Abdalla people, an ethnic group in Kenya * Abdollah (other) Abdollah may refer to: People * Abdollah Jassbi, Iranian academic * Abdollah Mojtabavi, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Hedayat, Iranian army general * Abdollah Movahed, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician * Abdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammad Mohammad Al-Matar
Hamad may refer to: People *Hamad (name), an Arabic given name and surname * Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), Ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942. * Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain since 2002. Cities and villages *Hamad Town, also known as Madinat Hamad, a city in northern Bahrain *Abu Hamad, also spelt Abu Hamed, a town of Sudan Other locations *Hamad International Airport, the international airport facility in Doha, Qatar. * Hamad Port, Qatar's main seaport, located south of Doha. *Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a research university, in Education City, Qatar. *Hamad Aquatic Centre, large swimming pool complex in Doha, Qatar. *Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Al Ahli SC Stadium, a football stadium in Doha, Qatar. * Grand Hamad Stadium, also known as the Al-Arabi Sports Club stadium, multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. * Jassim bin Hamad Stadium also known as al-Sadd Stadium), multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. *Suheim bin Hama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliya Faisal Al-Khaled
Aliya ( ar, عَلِيَّة ), Aaliyah, Alia, or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "exalted". People * Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq * ''Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah. * ''Aliyah bint al-Mahdi'', was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah. * Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress * Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author * Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper * Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast * Aliya Jasmine Sovani (born 1981), Canadian television personality and producer * Aliya Yussupova (born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast See also * Aaliyah (1979–2001), American singer, dancer, actress, and model * Aaliyah (given name) * Aliyah (given name) * Alia (name) * Alya (name) Alya is a female na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falah Dhahi Al-Hajri
Falāḥ (فلاح) is the Arabic word for ''salvation'' (especially from self-improvement), ''happiness'' and ''well-being''. In Islamic contexts, according to the Qur'an, actions such as conforming to Allah Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ...'s commands, establishing the Zakat (charity tax), not taking intoxicants and not gambling all lead to falāḥ. classicalislamgroup.com References External links < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Shalih
Khalil, Khelil, or Khaleel may refer to: People * Khalil (Pashtun tribe) * Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist, and Lebanese nationalist * Khalil (scholar), 19th century Islamic scholar in the Emirate of Harar * DJ Khalil (born 1973), American hip hop and soul music producer * Khalil (name), a surname or personal name of multiple individuals and families * Khalil Mack (born 1991), NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears * Robert "Bob" Khaleel, American hip hop musician better known as Bronx Style Bob Places Algeria *Khelil, Algeria, town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria *Sidi Khellil, town and commune in El M'Ghair District, El Oued Province, Algeria *Aïn Ben Khelil, a town and commune in district of Mécheria, Naâma Province, Algeria Iran * Halil River, also Haliri River or Zar Dasht River in its upper reaches, a river in the Jiroft and Kahnuj districts of Kerman Province, Iran * Khalil Kord, a village in Iran * Khal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |