Mohammed Al-Kandari is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly

National Assembly of Kuwait

The National Assembly of Kuwait, known as the Majlis Al-Umma , is the legislature of Kuwait. The current speaker of the Assembly is Jassem Al-Kharafi. The Emir unconstitutionally dissolved the National Assembly in 1986 and restored it after the Gulf War in 1992...

, representing the first district

Kuwait's First District

Kuwait's first district comprises nineteen residential areas starting from Sharq and Dasma, passing through Salmiya and Rumeithiya and including Bayan, Meshrif and Hawally among others. It has a total of 66,641 voters of whom 36,571 are women and 30,070 are male...

. Born in 1971, Al-Kandari studied medicine before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Kandari affiliates with the 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...

. He is a member of the al-Kandari tribe

Al-Kandari tribe

The Al Kandari tribe is a tribal group found in Kuwait.Notable members of the tribe include Mohammed Al-Kandari, a member of Kuwait National Assembly; Anas Al Kandari, a militant who died fighting United States Marines on Faylaka Island; and Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari and Fayiz Al Kandari, two...

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Against Celebrating Christmas in Kuwait

On December 24, 2006, Al-Kandari told Al-Watan daily that Muslims should not wish their Christian friends "Merry Christmas." Al-Kandari argued that to do so contradicts with Islam because Christians believe Jesus was the son of God.