Popular Action Bloc (Kuwait)
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The Popular Action Bloc (Arabic: التكتل الشعبي)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. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, four belong to the Popular Action Bloc: Marzouq AlـHubaini Al-Azmi, Mubarak Al-Mutairi
, Musallam AlـBarrak, and party leader Ahmed Al-Sadoun.
and Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad
for taking part in a ceremony eulogizing Hezbollah's slain top commander, Imad Mughniyeh. The ceremony's description of the fugitive Lebanese militant — killed in a February 12 car bombing in Syria — as a hero sparked public outrage in a country that holds him responsible for hijacking a Kuwait Airways flight and killing two of its Kuwaiti passengers 20 years ago. The two lawmakers were only expelled from their bloc and remained in the legislature. After the expulsions of the two, the seven member bloc was down to five members.
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...
headed by veteran former Speaker 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...
. The group focuses on populist issues like housing and salary raise, and reform. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, four belong to the Popular Action Bloc: Marzouq AlـHubaini Al-Azmi, 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...
, Musallam AlـBarrak, and party leader Ahmed Al-Sadoun.
Expulsion of Shiite MPs
On February 19, 2008, the Popular Action Bloc expelled Shiite MPs Ahmed LariAhmed Lari
Ahmed Lari is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1955, Lari studied Statistics and worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Lari is a member of...
and Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad
Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad
Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1950, Abdulsamad studied political science and worked in the Oil Ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1981...
for taking part in a ceremony eulogizing Hezbollah's slain top commander, Imad Mughniyeh. The ceremony's description of the fugitive Lebanese militant — killed in a February 12 car bombing in Syria — as a hero sparked public outrage in a country that holds him responsible for hijacking a Kuwait Airways flight and killing two of its Kuwaiti passengers 20 years ago. The two lawmakers were only expelled from their bloc and remained in the legislature. After the expulsions of the two, the seven member bloc was down to five members.