Ahmed Al-Rubei (1949, Al Murqab, Kuwait

Al Murqab, Kuwait

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 - 5 March 2008) was a prominent Leftist

Left-wing politics

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 Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

i politician, journalist, and professor. He graduated from Harvard University

Harvard University

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 with a PhD in Islamic philosophy. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Kuwait

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. He was also a professor in Kuwait University

Kuwait University

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's Philosophy department.

He was a regular columnist for several newspapers, including Asharq Alawsat

Asharq Alawsat

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 and Al-Qabas. He died on March 5, 2008 after a two year battle with brain cancer.