Hamdan Salem Al-Azmi (; born 16 April 1968) is a Kuwaiti lawyer and politician serving in the

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since 2013.

Early career

Hamdan Al-Azmi was born on 16 April 1968 in Kuwait. He got his bachelor of law from

Alexandria University Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...

. After that, he got his law degree from

Tanta University Tanta University (Arabic: جامعة طنطا) is an Egyptian university in the city of Tanta, Al Gharbiyah governorate, Egypt. The university is under the direct scientific supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded fi ...

. He later worked as a lawyer and a legal researcher at the Ministry of Interior. He got elected as treasurer in Rabiya & Omariya Cooperative Society.

Political career

Hamdan Al-Azmi first ran in the February 2012 election. He later withdrew from that election. He later re-ran in the 2013 election winning with 2407 votes. In 29 November, he requested to grill Minister of Social Affairs Thekra Al-Rashidi due to violations of senior carehomes, cooperative societies and the labor sector. He got re-elected in the 2016 election getting 5038 votes. Hamdan got first place 2020 election in the fifth district with 8387 votes. On 5 January 2022, Hamdan Al-Azmi requested to grill minister of defense Hamad Jaber Al-Ali for allowing women to enter the Kuwaiti military. On 15 June he participated in a sit-in in the National Assembly which led to dissolution of parliament. He got first place again in the 2022 election. He won his fifth consecutive election in the 2023 election with 10893 votes. He won the 2024 election, getting 14,211 votes in second place.

Election Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azmi, Hamdan Al- Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait) 1968 births 21st-century Kuwaiti politicians Living people Alexandria University alumni Tanta University alumni