Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah or Jaber III was Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006.
Kuwait Projects Company (Holding),known as KIPCO,is an investment holding company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,with consolidated assets of US$34.2 billion as of 31 December 2018. The group has significant ownership interests in a portfolio of over 60 companies operating across 24 countries. The group's main business sectors are financial services,media,real estate and manufacturing. Through its core companies,subsidiaries and affiliates,KIPCO also has interests in the education and medical sectors.
Kuwait,officially the State of Kuwait,is a country in West 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 500 km (311 mi). Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital and largest city Kuwait City. As of 2022,Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries.
Massouma al-Mubarak is Kuwait's first female government minister,sworn in on 20 June 2005. She was educated in the United States and is a professor of political science.
The first bill which would have given women the right to vote in Kuwait was put to the parliament in 1963. It was ultimately overturned due to pressure from the Al Sabah ruling family. Bills continued to be denied through 1985 and 1986. Kuwait then became heavily involved in the Iraq-Iran war,and women began demanding recognition for their efforts in keeping their families and society functional. The parliament agreed and the first woman was finally appointed as the ambassador of the Persian Gulf in 1993. In 1996,500 women stopped working for an hour to show solidarity in their right for suffrage,and demonstrations continued throughout the next 6 years. In May 1999 a decree that allowed women the right to vote and run for office was issued by the emir;however,it was overruled again by the parliament 6 months later.
The Kuwaiti protests refers to the series of 2011–2012 demonstrations for government reforms in the state of Kuwait. In November 2011,the government of Kuwait resigned in response to the protests,making Kuwait one of several countries affected by the Arab Spring to experience major governmental changes due to unrest. The protests began with stateless people (Bedoon).
Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 2 February 2012,the country's second general election in a three-year period. The election's turnout rate was 59%. However,in June 2012 the Constitutional Court declared the elections invalid and reinstated the former parliament. The court said the dissolution of Parliament in December 2011 by Emir Sabah Al-Sabah was unconstitutional. In response,opposition MPs resigned from parliament and demanded a full parliamentary system.
Kuwait Sporting Club,shortly known as Kuwait SC or Kuwait Club,is a Kuwaiti professional basketball club. The club competes in the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League,which it has won fourteen times. Kuwait SC has won the Arab Club Basketball Championship once,in 2022 and is the first team from Kuwait to win an Arab title. The club has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players.
Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah is a Kuwaiti diplomat and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kuwait from 2019 to 2022. he served in different governmental posts from 2006 until 2019. He is a senior member of the ruling Al Sabah family.
Aseel al-Awadhi is a former member of the National Assembly of Kuwait. She was a professor of philosophy at Kuwait University before entering politics. Al-Awadhi first stood for a seat on the National Assembly in 2008,losing the election but gaining the highest number of votes for a female candidate since women were allowed to stand. She was elected representative of Kuwait's Third District in 2009,a post she held until 2012.
The 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup was the 23rd edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. It took place in Kuwait from 22 December 2017 until 5 January 2018. Oman won their second title,defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final on penalties following a goalless draw.
Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah also Al-Zain S. Al-Sabah is the Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States.
General elections were held in Kuwait on 5 December 2020. Two-thirds of the incumbents lost their seats,including the 2016 parliament's sole woman MP Safa Al Hashem.
Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh is a government minister in Kuwait in charge of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Prof. Moudi A. Al-Humoud,is currently the Founding Administrative Board,Chair of Abdullah Al-Salem University in Kuwait and she is a professor of management at the College of Business Administration,Kuwait University. She served as president of Arab Open University,a pan Arab university operating in Kuwait,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Oman,Bahrain,Jordan,Lebanon,Egypt,Sudan and Palestine.
Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi is a businessman from Kuwait. He holds the positions of Vice Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer at Zain Group,a telecommunications company based in Kuwait.
Mariam Eqeal Al-Saied Hashem Al-Aqeel is a Kuwaiti accountant and politician who was the country's Minister of Finance from December 2019 to February 2020.
Sheikha Bibi Duaij Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is a migration rights activist and curator from Kuwait. She founded the Social Work Society,which campaigns for the rights of migrant workers,and chairs Sadu House,a textiles museum and cultural centre dedicated to the woven art of Al Sadu.
Bader Hamed Al-Mulla is a law professor at Kuwait University and politician who is currently serving as a member of National Assembly since 2019. He also served as minister from 2022 until 2023. Holding multiple ministerial positions including deputy prime minister and Minister of Oil &National Assembly Affairs.
Hamdan Salem Al-Azmi is a Kuwaiti lawyer and politician serving in the National Assembly since 2013.
