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Kuwait forms new grievance committee to handle citizenship withdrawal cases

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19/02/2025

publish time

19/02/2025

Kuwait forms new grievance committee to handle citizenship withdrawal cases
Kuwait Council of Ministers approves establishment of committee for citizenship withdrawal.

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 19: During its weekly meeting, chaired by Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers approved the formation of a grievance committee to handle the withdrawal and revocation of Kuwaiti citizenship.

The new committee will be led by Counselor Ali Musaed Al-Dhubaibi, with Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman Al-Muzaini serving as Vice President. Other members include Counselor Khaled Abdulrahman Al-Bakr from the Fatwa and Legislation Department, Jamal Khalifa Al-Rish, the former Deputy Director General of the General Department of Investigations, and Fawaz Suleiman Al-Mishaan, former Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Nationality and Travel Documents Affairs.

The Council also approved the minutes from the Supreme Committee for the Investigation of Nationality, which involved reviewing cases related to the loss and withdrawal of nationality from certain individuals, in line with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 15 of 1959 regarding Kuwaiti nationality and its amendments.