Ahmed al-Rubei (; 1949 in
Al Murqab – 5 March 2008) was a prominent
liberal Kuwait
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i politician, journalist, and professor.
Life
Kuwaiti graduated from
Harvard University
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with a PhD in
Islamic philosophy
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.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the
National Assembly of Kuwait
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in 1985, 1992, and 1999. He also served as Kuwait's Minister of Education and Higher Education from 1992 to 1996 and was a professor in
Kuwait University
Kuwait University (, abbreviated as Kuniv) is a public university located in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
History
Kuwait University (KU), (in Arabic: جامعة الكويت), was established in October 1966 under Act N. 29/1966. The university was of ...
's Philosophy department.
He was a regular columnist for several newspapers, including ''
Asharq Alawsat'' and ''
Al-Qabas''.
Kuwaiti died on 5 March 2008, after a two-year battle with
brain cancer
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.
References
Ahmed al-Rubei, prominent Kuwaiti liberal politician, dead at 59-
International Herald Tribune
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, March 6, 2008
Prominent Kuwaiti politician dead at 59-
USA Today
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, March 6, 2008
In Commemoration of Ahmed al Rabey-
Asharq Alawsat, March 7, 2008
Kuwait Politics Database
1949 births
2008 deaths
Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait)
Harvard University alumni
Academic staff of Kuwait University
Education ministers of Kuwait
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