Kuwait revokes citizenship of artist Dawoud Hussein and singer Nawal

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Heba Press – Technical Department

Kuwait has issued a decree revoking Kuwaiti citizenship from artist Dawoud Hussein, singer Nawal Al-Kuwaiti and a number of others.

According to the decree published in the Official Gazette “Kuwait Al-Youm”, the decree was issued to withdraw citizenship from Dawoud Hussein and singer Nawal, as well as those with whom he acquired it through dependence.

The Supreme Nationality Investigation Committee decided, at its meeting last Thursday, to withdraw and lose the citizenship of 1,758 cases for presentation to the Council of Ministers.

Last Tuesday, a responsible member of the Supreme Nationality Investigation Committee revealed that the number of people whose nationality has been revoked, through revocation, loss or withdrawal, reached 4,447 people, according to the committee’s latest statistics.

Artist Dawoud Hussein and singer Nawal Al-Kuwaiti were granted Kuwaiti citizenship in honor of the former Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in October 2001.