Kuwait corrects name error in citizenship withdrawal decree listing 10 individuals

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 15: Kuwait has republished Decree No. 178 of 2026 concerning the withdrawal of Kuwaiti citizenship certificates from 10 individuals after correcting a typographical error in one of the names published in the original version.

The correction appeared in the Supplement to Issue No. 1817 of the Official Gazette, Kuwait Alyoum, dated Sunday, November 15, 2026.

The error concerned the name listed under sequence No. 22 in the original publication, which was incorrectly printed as Hamad Rashid Janban Muhammad Al-Marri. The correct name is Mohammed Rashid Janban Mohammed Al-Marri, listed as No. 2 in the republished decree.

According to the corrected decree, the citizenship certificates of the following 10 individuals have been withdrawn:

The decree also stipulates the withdrawal of Kuwaiti citizenship from anyone who acquired it through dependency on the holders of the certificates listed.

Decree No. 178 of 2026 was issued under Article 21 bis (a) of Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 concerning the Kuwaiti Nationality Law and its amendments, following a recommendation by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and approval by the Council of Ministers.

The decree was issued at Seif Palace on November 10, 2026, and takes effect from the date of issuance. It was signed by Deputy Amir and Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, and Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.