Kuwait bids farewell to martyr Sergeant Al-Hajri

21/01/2026

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 21: Kuwait on Wednesday bid farewell to the martyr of duty, Sergeant Mohammad Saad Al-Hajri, who succumbed to injuries sustained in the fire that broke out in the General Directorate of Correctional Institutions building last week. Al-Hajri passed away two days after the death of his colleague, Colonel Saud Nassar Al-Khamsan (May God have mercy on them both).

The fire injured six people and the two martyrs later succumbed to their injuries. A large number of mourners, led by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Major General Abdulwahab Al-Wuhaib, and senior security and military officials, attended the solemn military funeral at Sulaibikhat Cemetery.

The Ministry of Interior, represented by Sheikh Fahad Al- Yousef, Al-Wahib and all its employees, mourns with deep sadness the passing of Al-Hajri. They pray to God Almighty to have mercy on him, grant him Paradise, and inspire his family and relatives with patience and solace

Arab Times and Al-Seyassah newspapers, deeply saddened by this tragic loss, extend their sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Ministry of Interior and the martyr’s family, praying to God Almighty to grant him abundant mercy and to give his family patience and solace.

By Munif Naif Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff