30/10/2025
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30/10/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Oct 30: In a case that exposes the staggering scale of identity manipulation, Kuwait’s Nationality Investigation Department has uncovered an extraordinary instance of citizenship forgery affecting hundreds of people linked to just two files. The revelations illustrate not only the lengths to which forgers went to fabricate family trees but also the meticulous investigative work now bringing these deceptions to light.
According to informed sources, the first file belongs to a man born in 1952, who astonishingly has four wives and 49 children listed under his name, with a total of 126 dependents spanning children, grandchildren, and spouses. The second file, smaller but no less significant, lists 11 children with 18 dependents. The 1952-born file holder has been a fugitive from Kuwait since 2004, the year authorities later described as the “year of escape” for major forgers.
Investigators revealed that as early as 2004, it became apparent that the man held valid Gulf documents under a completely different full name, radically different from the name recorded in Kuwaiti nationality files. Yet the deception persisted, cloaked by decades of assumed legitimacy, until modern forensic methods could finally unravel it.
DNA Testing Unmasks the Truth
The breakthrough came when the Nationality Investigation Department summoned the man’s alleged brothers, according to the Kuwaiti records, and compared their DNA samples with forensic archives. While the eight men did not formally testify against him, they expressed doubts about his claimed familial ties, prompting authorities to proceed with genetic testing.
The results were decisive. DNA fingerprinting confirmed that the eight brothers shared the same father, but the man born in 1952, the holder of the massive 49-child file, was not related to any of them. Further scrutiny revealed a tenth “brother,” born in 1957, who also proved to be a forger. He had added 11 children to his file and had fled Kuwait at the beginning of 2025, continuing the cycle of deceit.
This layered forgery highlights a system exploited with audacity. The 1952-born man’s falsified records had ramifications for 126 individuals, while the 1957-born imposter’s actions impacted 18 dependents. The sheer scale of these manipulations illustrates the extent to which old nationality files were vulnerable to exploitation.
Consequences and Ongoing Investigation
Following conclusive forensic and genetic evidence, the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation formally decided to withdraw citizenship from all individuals involved in both cases. Authorities emphasized that this case is part of a wider series of manipulated nationality files, many dating back decades, which are now undergoing comprehensive auditing and verification.
Informed sources described the files as “abnormal” and “illogical,” marked by unprecedented levels of fabrication that required painstaking review of names, family links, and historical records. The ongoing investigations continue to uncover further irregularities, reaffirming the authorities’ commitment to restoring integrity to Kuwait’s citizenship registry.
What emerged is a cautionary tale of forgery on a generational scale, showing how audacious deceit can span decades — and how modern forensic science can finally hold the manipulators accountable.
