20/08/2026
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20/08/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 20: What appeared to be an ordinary family trip out of Kuwait has turned into a key breakthrough in a citizenship fraud investigation, after nationality detectives uncovered what authorities say was a hidden Gulf identity behind a man registered as a Kuwaiti citizen.
According to investigation details, the man, aged 57, had 22 children registered under his Kuwaiti nationality file, with a total of 36 dependents linked to him. He left Kuwait about four months ago, but investigators later discovered that he had departed the country using a completely different Gulf identity and name.
The case began when the Nationality Investigation Department noticed unusual patterns in travel records involving his wife, a Gulf national of Yemeni origin who was registered in Kuwaiti files as the wife of a Kuwaiti citizen. She had left Kuwait with children carrying Gulf documents to another country. Although the identities and nationalities differed, detectives noticed a critical detail: the children’s first names matched exactly with the names of the children registered in the Kuwaiti citizenship file.
That small clue opened the door to a wider investigation. Detectives compared the children’s first names, dates of birth and departure times, eventually concluding that the family travelling under Gulf documents was the same family listed in the Kuwaiti citizenship records. The husband accompanying them under a Gulf identity was found to be the same man registered in Kuwait as a Kuwaiti national.
Because he had travelled under his Gulf identity, his Kuwaiti name did not appear in the departure records — a move investigators believe was intended to conceal his movement and true identity.
A private source said the case showed that “there is no perfect crime,” adding that there is always “some mistake or trace.” The source noted that the man apparently did not expect citizenship detectives to follow every lead, connect scattered details and compare family records with travel movements to uncover his real identity.
The investigation did not stop at travel records. Authorities summoned the man’s supposed Kuwaiti brothers, who stated that he was not their brother. Investigators then compared a DNA sample previously kept for the man at the forensic evidence department with samples from the supposed brothers. The results confirmed that he was not biologically related to them.
Further evidence emerged when investigators found that the man’s name was not listed among the heirs of his alleged deceased Kuwaiti father. Together, the travel records, Gulf identity, family data, statements from the supposed brothers, DNA results and inheritance documents strengthened the case against him.
Following the findings, the file was referred to the Public Prosecution. The Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation also decided to revoke Kuwaiti citizenship from the man and his 36 dependents.
