24/07/2025
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24/07/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, July 24: In an astonishing case of large-scale forgery that has rocked Kuwaiti authorities, an entire network of Syrian nationals from a single extended family has been exposed for illegally infiltrating the country’s citizenship system—fraudulently acquiring Kuwaiti nationality through an elaborate scheme of document forgery, false lineage claims, and manipulated government records.
The sprawling investigation, conducted over several months, has led to the revocation of Kuwaiti citizenship from 108 individuals, in what officials are calling one of the most intricate cases of identity fraud in the nation’s history.
The Plot Unravels
The case first came to light in March, when a man identified as Khaled, attempting to flee the country, was arrested at Kuwait International Airport. Interrogations quickly revealed far more than a single instance of deception. Khaled confessed that not only had he illegally obtained Kuwaiti nationality, but that several others posing as his siblings were in fact his biological brothers (Syrian nationals) who had also falsely claimed Kuwaiti citizenship.
Shockingly, Khaled revealed that the man listed in official documents as his father (Wahed Naif) was not his father at all, but his uncle. Naif, a Syrian national, had inserted Khaled’s name into his citizenship file, falsely listing him as his son. Authorities discovered that Naif’s file contained 53 individuals, many of whom had no legitimate claim to Kuwaiti citizenship.
From One Forged File, A Family Tree of Fraud
Investigators quickly turned their attention to Naif himself, only to find an even deeper web of deception. Naif had not only illegally entered the citizenship records by linking himself to a Kuwaiti citizen’s file, but had gradually built an entire fake family tree (with marriages, children, and cousins) all layered onto a falsified foundation.
Another name soon surfaced during the file tracing: Hamoud, later confirmed to be Naif’s biological brother and also a Syrian citizen. While not mentioned in Khaled’s confession, Hamoud’s links to Nayef emerged through marriage records and kinship filings. He, too, had manipulated government documents to falsely gain citizenship.
Together, Naif and Hamoud constructed a forged family network that extended across multiple civil files, built on bogus marriages, invented affiliations, and illegally registered dependents.
DNA Confirms the Deception
Authorities, now well-equipped with advanced forensics and family verification protocols, launched a full-scale probe into every individual associated with the Naif and Hamoud files. DNA tests were conducted on dozens of individuals registered as their sons, daughters, nephews, cousins (even parents) cross-referenced with samples from known Syrian relatives.
The results were unequivocal.
There was no biological connection between Naif and Hamoud and the supposed Kuwaiti uncles, fathers, or cousins listed in their records. Instead, the tests proved a clear Syrian lineage, matching them with Khaled and the rest of their biological family.
This dual confirmation—disproving Kuwaiti ancestry while proving Syrian heritage—left no doubt about the systematic nationality fraud that had taken place.
108 Citizenships Revoked
In light of the findings, the Supreme Citizenship Committee moved swiftly. Kuwaiti nationality was stripped from all 108 individuals connected to the case, 53 of whom were listed in Nayef’s fabricated file, and the remainder from Hamoud’s web of forged identities.
Khaled, the whistleblower of sorts, had his citizenship revoked months ago. He was found to have no dependents registered under his name.
"No Forgery Will Go Undone"
Kuwaiti officials have emphasized that any discovered case of forgery will be dismantled completely. “We do not just revoke the fraudulent individual’s citizenship—we dismantle the entire structure built on it,” a senior source said. “This includes marriages, children, legal inheritance lines—everything must be re-evaluated.”
This sweeping case is now seen as a blueprint for future investigations, with the Ministry of Interior pledging to root out every remaining case of illegal citizenship, regardless of how far the falsehood may extend.
