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Supreme Committee revokes citizenship of 464 individuals

Supreme Committee revokes citizenship of 464 individuals

publish time

06/03/2025

publish time

06/03/2025

Supreme Committee revokes citizenship of 464 individuals

KUWAIT CITY, March 6 : The Supreme Committee on Kuwaiti Citizenship announced on Thursday the stripping of 464 individuals’ citizenship, with the matter to be referred to the cabinet. This came during a committee meeting chaired by Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah. A statement by the Interior Ministry revealed that as per Article 11 of the Citizenship Law, 12 individuals had their citizenship stripped due to duel nationality, 451 people’s citizenship was abolished owing to forgery and fraud in line with Article 15 of the Citizenship Law. Only one person’s citizenship was cancelled according to Article 13 of the Citizenship Law for 1959 due to matters related to the country’s higher interest.(KUNA)