KUWAIT CITY, April 5, (KUNA): Under the auspices, and in presence of, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a ceremony was held on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of Kuwait Municipality at the conferences hall in the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS). The Amir was warmly welcomed by Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Dr Fadhel Safar and several other senior officials. The ceremony was also attended by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, senior sheikhs, Deputy Chief of the National Guard Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Acting Minister of Amiri Diwan Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah and several other state officials.

At the onset of the celebration, the National Anthem was played and then some Quranic verses were recited. The minister of public works then delivered a speech addressing the event. Afterwards, a documentary on the 80-year march of Kuwait Municipality was played. At the outset of the event, HH the Amir awarded former and incumbent municipal pioneers and leaders. Safar thanked the Amir Sheikh Sabah for sponsoring and attending Kuwait Municipality’s 80th anniversary ceremony. He described the Amir’s awarding of late, former and current municipal leaders as gratitude to all those who worked sincerely for the sake of the municipality.

The following is a list of those honored by the Amir during the celebration: 1- Late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 2- Late Sheikh Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 3- Late Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 4- Late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, 5- Late Sheikh Fahad Al-Salem Al-Sabah, 6- Late Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, 7- Late Abdelaziz Hussein Mulla Hussein, 8- Late Abdelatif Mohammed Al-Ghanim, 9- Mohammed Yussif Al-Adsani, 10- Yussif Al-Sayed Hashim Al-Refaai, 11- Late Bader Yussif Bin Issa, 12- Abdelaziz Al-Adsani, 13- Dawoud Mesaid Al-Saleh, 14- Rashid Abdelaziz Al-Rashid, 15- Abdelrahman Khalid Al-Ghuneim, 16- Mohammed Abdelmohsen Al-Refaai, 17- Fahad Abdullah Al-Hassawi, 18- Ibrahim Majid Al-Shahin, 19- Dhari Abdullah Al-Othman Al-Rashid, 20- Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Shaea.

21- Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Huouti, 22- Abdelaziz Dukheil Al-Dukheil, 23- Nasser Abdullah Al-Roudhan, 24- Mohammed Dhaifallah Sherar, 25- Ahmad Mohammed Al-Adsani, 26- Roudhan Abdelaziz Al-Roudhan, 27- Abdelrahman Abdullah Al-Duaij, 28- Ahmad Baqer, 29- Abdullah Saud Al-Mehelbi, 30- Moussa Al-Sarraf, 31- Abdulrahman Al-Humeidan, 32- Zaid Aish Al-Azmi, 33- Late Suleiman Al-Adsani, 34- Late Nesif Al-Nesif, 35- Late Abdelwahab Al-Qattami, 36- Late Sultan Al-Kuleib, 37- Late Abdulah Abdelatif Al-Othman, 38- Late Abdullah Abdelrahman Al-Asousi, 39- Late Hamad Saleh Al-Humeidi, 40- Late Abdelhamid Abdelaziz Al-Sanea, 41- Late Abdullah Abdelaziz Al-Sadhan, 42- Late Abdullah Saleh Al-Falah, 43- Late Mohammed Issa Al-Asour, 44- Late Yussif Mohammed Al-Shaea, 45- Jassem Khalid Al-Marzouq, 46- Late Hamid Abdelsalam Al-Shuaib, 47- Mohammed Saqer Al-Muasharji,
48- Rashid Abdullah Othman Al-Rashid, 49- Late Bader Sayed Abdelwahab Al-Refaai, 50- Mohammed Eid Al-Nassar, 51- Ahmad Ahmad Al-Subeih.