Kuwait's Third District
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Kuwait's third district consists of 15 residential areas with a mixture of Islamist, liberal, tribal and Shiite voter base. It includes the Salafist base of Keifan, the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) stronghold of Rawdah, the relatively liberal areas of Udailiya and Khaldiya, the tribal area of Kheitan and the mainly Shiite Jabriya.
The district has 58,674 voters, the fourth largest among the five districts, with 33,056 female and 25,618 male voters. Rawda has the largest number of voters with 8,213, followed by Jabriya with 8,091 and Abraq Kheitan with 7,570 voters. And for the first time, about 1,000 voters in the new areas of South Surra have been added to the district.
Source: Kuwait Politics Database
The district has 58,674 voters, the fourth largest among the five districts, with 33,056 female and 25,618 male voters. Rawda has the largest number of voters with 8,213, followed by Jabriya with 8,091 and Abraq Kheitan with 7,570 voters. And for the first time, about 1,000 voters in the new areas of South Surra have been added to the district.
Areas of the Third District
- Abraq Khaitan
- HadiyaHadiyaThe Hadiya Kingdom was an ancient kingdom in located in southwestern Ethiopia, south of the Abbay River and west of Shewa. It was ruled by the Hadiya people, who spoke the Cushitic Hadiyya language. The historical Hadiya area was situated between Kembata, Gamo, and Waj, southwest of Shewa...
- JabriyaJabriyaJabriya is located in Jabriya District in Hawalli Governorate in the country of Kuwait. It is a large suburb mainly being residential. It borders with Surra, Hawalli, Salmiya and Bayan...
- Keifan
- Khaldiya
- Rawdah
- South Khaitan
- SurraSurra, KuwaitSurra is a residential district located in Kuwait. It is located west of Jabriya and east of Qurtoba. It has six residential blocks and is considered home to about 30,000 Kuwaitis....
- Udailiya
Representatives of the Third District
District | Name | Affiliation | Religion | Prior Experience | Education | Assumed Office | Born In | Tribe |
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3 | Abdulaziz AlـShayji | Hadas Hadas Hadas Hadas was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people that started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, most notably is Jassem Mohalhel.The... |
Sunni | Municipal Council | Architectural Engineering, University of Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... |
2008 | 1967 | |
3 | Adel Al-Saraawi Adel Al-Saraawi Adel Al-Saraawi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1962, Al-Saraawi studied accounting before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. He is considered an Independent deputy, but affiliates with the Islamist members... |
Islamist (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 | Office for Assessment of Iraq Invasion Damage | Accounting | 2003 | 1962 | |
3 | Ahmed Al-Mulaifi Ahmed Al-Mulaifi Ahmed Al-Mulaifi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1956, Al-Mulaifi worked as a lawyer before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996... |
Islamist (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 | Lawyer | MA in Law | 1996 | 1956 | |
3 | Ahmed Al-Sadoun Ahmed Al-Sadoun Ahmed Al-Sadoun was the Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly from 1985 to 1999. He is the leader of the Popular Action Bloc in the Assembly and served for eight terms.He represented the third district... |
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 | Literature Literature Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources... |
1975 | 1934 | ||
3 | Ali Al-Omair Ali Al-Omair Ali Al-Omair is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1958, Al-Omair obtained a PhD in chemistry and worked as a professor before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006... |
Islamic Salafi Alliance Islamic Salafi Alliance (Kuwait) The Islamic Salafi Alliance is a Sunni political party in Kuwait headed by Khaled AlـSultan Bin Essa. An affiliate of the Heritage Revival Society, the Alliance opposes women's empowerment. One of the main objectives of the Islamic Salafi Alliance is to enforce Sharia law in the country. It... |
Sunni | Professor | PhD in Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... |
2006 | 1958 | |
3 | Faisal Al-Muslim Al-Otaib Faisal Al-Muslim Al-Otaib Faisal Al-Meslim is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1962, Al-Meslim studied Political History at the University of Wales and worked as a professor before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003. Al-Otaib is considered an Independent deputy... |
Islamist (Independent) | Sunni | Professor | MA in Political History, University of Wales University of Wales The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was... |
2003 | 1962 | Al-Otaibi Al-Otaibi The Otaibi is an influential tribe in Kuwaiti politics. It has its strongest base at the fifth electoral district where it forms seven percent of the voters. Two of the fifty elected parliamentarians in the Kuwait National Assembly belong to the Otaibi tribe: Faisal Al-Muslim Al-Otaib and Sadoon... |
3 | Nasser Al-Sane Nasser Al-Sane Nasser Al-Sane is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1955, Dr. Al-Sane obtained a PhD in Business Administration before being elected to the National Assembly in 1992... |
Hadas Hadas Hadas Hadas was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people that started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, most notably is Jassem Mohalhel.The... |
Sunni | PhD in Business Administration | 1992 | 1955 | ||
3 | Roudhan Al-Roudhan Roudhan Al-Roudhan Roudhan Al-Roudhan is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1965, Al-Roudhan worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008... |
Conservative | Sunni | Municipal Council | 2008 | 1965 | ||
3 | Saleh Al-Mulla Saleh Al-Mulla Saleh Al-Mulla representing the third district. Born in 1971, Al-Mulla studied Business at Kuwait University and worked as a diplomat before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008... |
Liberal Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,... |
Sunni | Diplomat | BA in Business, 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 | 1971 | |
3 | Waleed AlـTabtabaie | 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 | Professor, 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 ,... |
PhD in Islamic Studies, Al-Azhar | 1996 | 1964 | |
Source: Kuwait Politics Database