Saleh Al-Mulla representing the third district

Kuwait's Third District

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 stronghold of Rawdah, the relatively liberal areas of Udailiya and Khaldiya, the tribal area of...

. Born in 1971, Al-Mulla studied Business at 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 ,...

 and worked as a diplomat before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. Al-Mulla generally affiliates with the liberal deputies and is currently the youngest member of the National Assembly.

He is a member of -and is supported by- the Kuwait Democratic Forum (KDF) (المنبر الديمقراطي الكويتي); a progressive Kuwaiti political organisation that is on the forefront of promoting civil liberties and democratisation.

Supports Military Personnel to Grow Beards

On December 29, 2010, Al-Mulla voted in favor of an Islamic bill that would allow military personnel in the Kuwaiti Army to grow beards.

Supports Legalization of Political Parties

In an August 11, 2008, interview with the Arab Times, Al-Mulla underscored the importance of recognizing political parties in Kuwait, arguing that these parties have been operating unofficially in the country since the 1930s: "The time has come for the enactment of a law to recognize and legalize political parties in the country."

Supports Allowing Women into the Army

In an August 11, 2008, interview with the Arab Times, Al-Mulla said, "Accepting women in the police force is a step in the right direction. We also hope to see women in the army soon. Like men, women are capable of securing the nation and its people. The Interior Ministry is the sole authority for determining the security duties of women."

Supports Anti-Trafficking Reform

On September 22, 2008, Al-Mulla demanded from Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Bader Al-Duwailah a list of companies involved in trafficking. Mulla also asked about the measures taken against the violating companies and other steps that would be taken in the future to prevent such violations from taking place.

Wants Iraq to Repay its Debt with Natural Gas

On November 8, 2008, Al-Mulla proposed that Kuwait allow Iraq to back pay its debt to Kuwait in natural gas. The Arab Times quoted Al- Mulla as saying, “In this manner, Kuwait can take the loans back from Iraq and put an end to the shortage of fuel in its power stations."

Opposed to the Grilling of PM Nasser

On November 19, 2008, Al-Mulla told the Arab Times that he believes that the three MPs who are filing to grill PM Nasser are secretly seeking to provoke an unconstitutional dissolution of the parliament.

The Kuwait-Dow Chemical Deal

Saleh Al-Mulla was a key figure in exposing the scandalous $17.4 billion deal between the Kuwaiti government and Dow Chemical. The Kuwaiti government, consequently, cancelled the deal.

External links

• [Interview of Al-Mulla with Arab Times | http://www4.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA20080811080716&l=080700080811]