10/09/2025
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10/09/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah on Wednesday chaired a meeting at Al-Seif Palace, grouping ministers and leaders and officials of concerned government departments to follow up on the file of persons who had been stripped of their Kuwaiti citizenship. Sheikh Fahad, in a statement during the session, affirmed the government's keenness and full readiness to tackle the cases whose citizenship had been withdrawn to enable them to live a dignified life, emphasizing the necessity to speed up the measures and find solutions to this subject. He declared that the following phone numbers: 97283232, 97293232, 97283535 and 97284747 would be specialized to respond to inquiries by those who had been stripped of citizenship, during official work hours. Those in category eight are divided into three divisions: the ones who had received their original passports, persons who expressed seriousness to tackle their condition in cooperation with accredited embassies and others whose state transactions would be halted for failing to show seriousness in handling their situation, he said. For his part, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shereedah Al-Mousherji noted, during the session, that based on the cabinet decision on granting prerogatives to the wife of a Kuwaiti husband whose citizenship was cancelled (category eight), the relevant government departments are ought to deal with such a case exceptionally to facilitate measures resulting from their papers’ withdrawal.
Al-Mousherji spoke about the cabinet resolution to retain some rights and privileges for those whose citizenship was withdrawn, citing it as a gesture of great service to the country. Meanwhile, Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadi indicated that some laws regulate the medical profession, namely with regard of practitioners’ permits whose citizenship was withdrawn, also indicating that humanitarian cases were exempted to pursue treatment abroad. Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah, the Minister of Social Affairs, Family Affairs, and Childhood, stated that her department is pursuing payments for households and social trainers whose citizenship was revoked. She expressed a desire to alter their condition (in category eight), thus they would receive treatment equal to that given to the Kuwaiti woman. As to those tasked with care and special cases, their privileges persist.
Minister of Trade and Industry Khalifa Al-Ajeel expressed the keenness of the government and the Financial Markets Authority to guarantee funds and properties’ transfer for these categories, except in cases where there is a ban by an authoritative decision or law. Trade accounts in Bourse Kuwait and corporate properties free of constraints are considered private properties and alienable, he added. In his turn, Minister of State Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdulatif Al-Meshari said those in category eight are not obliged to bear damage regarding housing. As to those in the great services category, certain mechanisms have been set to pay the housing care loan.
As to the housing care for individuals who have an application in this respect, Almeshari said the application still stands for those who have been stripped of citizenship, among those with a great service record and who possess a construction permit. Those who have no permit lose their application. Dr. Nader al-Jalal, the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, said the ministry and the Secretariat General of the private universities board will continue to cover the study expenditures for students with internal and external scholarships -- whose citizenship had been withdrawn in both categories: the eighth and the honorable services segment, based on a cabinet decision in this regard. (KUNA)
