Khaled Sultan bin Essa (born 1940) is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, being elected several times ( most recently in 2012, though the election was invalidated). Bin Essa earned an MA in business administration and was Chairman of the Kuwait Graduates Society before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. He belonged to the

Islamic Salafi Alliance The Islamic Salafi Alliance () is a Salafi political grouping in Kuwait headed by Khaled Sultan bin Essa. It was founded in 1981. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, three seats belong to the Islamic Salafi Alliance since ...

. He served as vice-speaker of the National Assembly between 2009 and 2012.

Mandatory retirement age for teachers

On November 28, 2008, MP

Abdullah Al-Roumi Abdullah Al-Roumi (; born 1949) is a Kuwaiti politician and lawyer who served as the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and Supreme Attorney General of Kuwait. Notably, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in April 2021, marking the fir ...

joined MPs bin Essa,

Hassan Johar Hasan Johar (born 1960) is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. He is a Kuwaiti of Iranian descent. Johar obtained at PhD in political science from Florida State University and worked as a professor at Ku ...

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, and

Marzouq Al-Hubaini Al-Azmi Marzouq Al-Hubaini Al-Azmi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fifth district. Born in 1952, Al-Azmi studied business administration and worked in the National Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 1 ...

in formulating a bill to extend the mandatory retirement age for Kuwaiti teaching staff at

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 ...

from 65 to 70 years. Al-Roumi argued that Item 32 of Law no. 15/1979 has denied the country services of able and intelligent academicians by restricting the retirement age of Kuwaitis to 65 years. He recommended that a clause be added to the law such that the retirement age can become 70 years and can further be extended to 75 years.

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