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09KUWAIT505
2009-05-18 14:15:00
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Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 KUWAIT 000505
SIPDIS
NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR KDEM KWMN KU
SUBJECT: BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 KUWAIT 000505
SIPDIS
NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR KDEM KWMN KU
SUBJECT: BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT
¶1. The following is a list of MPs elected on May 16 to the
Kuwaiti National Assembly. Information on each MP includes:
sect, political leanings and/or associations, tribal
affiliation, number of votes received, previous parliament
participation, date of birth, and education as applicable.
First Constituency
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¶2. Seven of the ten parliamentary seats in the First
Constituency were claimed by Shi'a. Registering the most
votes in this constituency was Dr. Ma'asouma al-Mubarak, who
along with three other female candidates -- all
U.S.-educated,-- became the first woman in Kuwaiti history to
win a coveted "green chair" of the National Assembly.
--Dr. Ma'asouma al-Mubarak (female)
Sect: Shi'a
Political leanings: Independent
Votes: 14,247
Previous Parliaments: None
Previous government experience: Dr. Ma'asouma was the first
female minister in Kuwait's history; she was appointed by the
Amir as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for
Administrative Development Affairs in 2005, Minister of
Communications in 2006 and Minister of Health in 2007.
Education: PhD International Relations, University of
Denver, Colorado.
--Hussein al-Qallaf
Sect: Shi'a
Political leanings: Islamist
Votes: 13,305
Previous Parliaments: 1996, 1999, 2003, 2008
DOB: 1958
Education: Degree in law and Islamic Shari'a
--Hussain al-Huraiti
Sect: Sunni
Political leanings: Conservative Independent
Tribe: Al-Azmi
Votes: 10,611
Previous Parliaments: Since 2006.
Previous government experience: Minister of Justice and
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, 2008
DOB: 1962
Education: Degree in law
--Dr. Yousef al-Zalzalah
Sect: Shi'a
Political leanings: Islamist
Political Association: Charter Grouping
Votes: 10,493
Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
DOB: 1959
Education: PhD Statistics, University of Colorado
--Faisal al-Duwaisan
Sect: Shi'a
Political leanings: Independent
Votes: 9,943
Previous Parliaments: None
DOB: 1964
Education: High School diploma
--Saleh Ashour
Sect: Shi'a
Political leanings: Islamist
Political Association: Justice and Peace
Votes: 8,314
Previous Parliaments: Since 1999
DOB: 1953
Education: BA Economics