Kuwait's Fourth District
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Areas of the Fourth District
- Andalus
- Ardiyah
- Fardaws
- FarwaniyahAl FarwaniyahAl Farwaniyah is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, in terms of total number of residents. It is Kuwait's main residential area and also forms an important part of Kuwait's commercial activities...
- Jahra
- Jleeb Al-ShuyoukhJleeb Al-ShuyoukhJleeb Al-Shuyoukh is a town in Kuwait. It is the closest town to Kuwait International Airport and is largely inhabited by expatriate workers from South Asia and Arab countries such as Syria and Egypt....
- Omariya
- Rabiya
- Sabah Al-Nasser
Representatives of the Fourth District
| District | Name | Affiliation | Religion | Prior Experience | Education | Assumed Office | Born In | Tribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ali Al-Daqbaashi Ali Al-Daqbaashi Ali Al-Daqbaashi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1965, Al-Daqbaashi studied management before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Daqbaashi affiliates with the Islamist... |
Islamist (close to government) | Sunni | Management Management Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively... |
2003 | 1965 | Al-Rashaydah | |
| 4 | Daifallah Bouramiya Daifallah Bouramiya Daifallah Bouramiya is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1957, Bouramiya studied public health and worked in as a doctor before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. He is an independent Islamist deputy and a member of the Mutairi tribe... |
Islamist (Independent) | Sunni | Doctor | MA in Public Health | 2003 | 1957 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Hussein Quwaian Al-Mutairi Hussein Quwaian Al-Mutairi Hussein Quwaian Al-Mutairi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1968, Al-Mutairi worked as a doctor before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Mutairi affiliates with the... |
Islamist (Independent/tribal) | Sunni | Doctor | Medicine Medicine Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.... |
2008 | 1968 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Mohammed Al-Rasheedi Mohammed Al-Rasheedi Mohammed Al-Rasheedi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1964, Dr. Al-Rasheedi obtained a PhD in law and worked in education training before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are technically illegal in... |
Islamist (Independent) | Sunni | Education training | PhD in Law | 2008 | 1964 | Al-Rashaydah |
| 4 | Mohammed Hayef AlـMutairi | Islamist (Salafi Salafi A Salafi come from Sunni Islam is a follower of an Islamic movement, Salafiyyah, that is supposed to take the Salaf who lived during the patristic period of early Islam as model examples... ) |
Sunni | Kuwait Municipality | Islamic Studies Islamic studies In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge... |
2008 | 1964 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Mubarak Al-Mutairi Mubarak Al-Mutairi Mubarak Al-Mutairi is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly. Born in 1959, Al-Mutairi studied political science at Kuwait University and worked as a diplomat before being elected to the National Assembly to represent the fourth district in 2008... |
Popular Action Bloc Popular Action Bloc (Kuwait) The Popular Action Bloc is a political bloc in Kuwait headed by veteran former Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun. The group focuses on populist issues like housing and salary raise, and reform... |
Sunni | Diplomat | Political Science, Kuwait University Kuwait University Kuwait University was established in October 1966, five years after Kuwait's independence from British Colonization. KU started with only two faculties, namely the Faculty of Science, Arts and Education; and a Women's College. The university had 418 students enrolled and 31 faculty members. By ,... |
2008 | 1959 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Musallam AlـBarrak | Popular Action Bloc Popular Action Bloc (Kuwait) The Popular Action Bloc is a political bloc in Kuwait headed by veteran former Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun. The group focuses on populist issues like housing and salary raise, and reform... |
Sunni | Municipal Council | Arabic literature Arabic literature Arabic literature is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by writers in the Arabic language. The Arabic word used for literature is adab which is derived from a meaning of etiquette, and implies politeness, culture and enrichment.... |
1996 | 1956 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Nasser Al-Duwailah Nasser Al-Duwailah Nasser Al-Duwailah is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1956, Al-Duwailah studied military science and sharia law and worked as a lawyer and army commander before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are... |
Islamist (Independent) | Sunni | Army commander; lawyer | Military science; Sharia Sharia Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to... |
2008 | 1956 | Al-Rashaydah |
| 4 | Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district. Born in 1941, Al-Mutairi studied management and worked in the Ministry of Education before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008... |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
Sunni | Ministry of Education | Management Management Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively... |
2008 | 1941 | Al-Mutairi Al-Mutairi The Al-Mutairi is a powerful tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base in the fourth district and fifth electoral districts, with an estimated 16,000 to 17,000 voters. Of the current fifty elected members of the Kuwait National Assembly, six belong to the Al-Mutairi tribe... |
| 4 | Saad AlـKhanfour Al-Rasheedi | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
Sunni | Interior Ministry | 2008 | 1965 | Al-Rashaydah | |
Source: Kuwait Politics Database