Marzouq AlـHubaini 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 1996. While political parties are technically illegal in
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 no ...
, Al-Azmi is part of the
Popular Action Bloc.
Mandatory Retirement Age for Teachers
On November 28, 2008, MP
Abdullah Al-Roumi
His Excellency Abdullah al-Roumi was Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, Minister of Justice and
Supreme Attorney General. Kuwait has never appointed a Deputy Prime Minister outside the Royal Family until April 2021 when Abdullah al-Roum ...
joined MPs
Khaled AlـSultan Bin Essa,
Hassan Johar
Hasan Johar (born 1960) is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district.
Johar obtained at PhD in political science from Florida State University and worked as a professor at Kuwait University before being elected t ...
,
Musallam Al-Barrak
Musallam Al-Barrak ( ar, مسلم محمد البراك) is a Kuwaiti politician. He was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district.
Background
Born on January 30, 1956, Al-Barrak studied geography and worked in ...
, and Al-Azmi in formulating a bill to extend the mandatory retirement age for Kuwaiti teaching staff at Kuwait University from 65 to 70 years. They argued that Item 32 of Law no. 15/1979 has denied the country services of able and intelligent academicians by restricting retirement age of Kuwaitis to 65 years. They 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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References
Kuwaiti people of Arab descent
Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait)
Living people
1952 births
Popular Action Bloc politicians
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