Cablegate: Bio Data On New Kuwaiti Parliament

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RR RUEHDE RUEHDIR
DE RUEHKU #0574/01 1420521
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210521Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1497
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 KUWAIT 000574

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR KDEM KU
SUBJECT: BIO DATA ON NEW KUWAITI PARLIAMENT

REF: KUWAIT 565

1. The following is a list of MPs in Kuwait's new Parliament
elected on May 17, 2008 (reftel). Information on each MP
includes: political affiliation, constituency, number of
votes received, previous parliament participation, date of
birth, education and tribal affiliation as applicable.

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ISLAMISTS
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2. There are 23 Islamist MPs in the new Parliament:

Abdul Aziz Al-Shayji
-Islamic Constitutional Movement
-Votes: 6,250
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1967
-BS Architectural Engineering

Dr. Jamaan Al-Hirbish
-Islamic Constitutional Movement
-Votes: 6,496
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1970
-PhD Islamic Ideology
-Awazim tribe

Dr. Nasser Al-Sane
-Islamic Constitutional Movement
-Votes: 6,058
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1992 - 2006
-DOB: 1955
-PhD Administrative Development

Abdul Lateef Al-Ameeri
-Salafi Islamic Grouping
-Votes: 5,361
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1966
-BA Sharia Law

Dr. Ali Al-Omair
-Salafi Islamic Grouping
-Votes: 8,931
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1958
-PhD Analytical Chemistry

Khaled Sultan Bin Essa
-Salafi Islamic Grouping
-Votes: 8,687
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1940
-MA Business Administration

Mohammad Hassan Al-Kandari
-Salafi Islamic Grouping
-Votes: 6,064
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1971
-BS Medicine and Surgery

Abdulla Al-Barghash
-Independent Salafi
-Votes: 13,135
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1962
-Diploma in Customs Affairs
-Ajman tribe

Mohammad Hayef Al-Mutairi
-Independent Salafi
-Votes: 12,106
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1964
-BA Islamic Studies
-Mutran tribe

Dr. Faisal Al-Mislim Al-Otaibi
-Independent Islamist (with Salafist leanings)

KUWAIT 00000574 002 OF 006

-Votes: 12,695
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1962
-PhD Modern and Contemporary Political History
-Otban tribe

Dr. Hussein Al-Quwaian Al-Mutairi
-Independent Islamist (with Salafist leanings)
-Votes: 8,394
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1968
-BS Medicine
-Mutran tribe

Mohammad Faleh Al-Ajmi
-Independent Islamist (with Salafist leanings)
-Votes: 14,546
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1955
-MA Business
-Ajman tribe

Dr. Walid Al-Tabtabaei
-Independent Islamist (with Salafist leanings)
-Votes: 9,753
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996 - 2006
-DOB: 1964
-PhD Sharia Law

Adel Al-Sar,awi
-Independent Islamist
-Votes: 11,242
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1962
-BA Accounting

Dhaifallah Bou Ramya
-Independent Islamist
-Votes: 11,482
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1957
-MA Public Health
-Mutran tribe

Jaber Al-Muhailbi
-Independent Islamist
-Votes: 15,118
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1970
-BA Islamic Sharia
-Awazim tribe

Mikhlid Al-Azmi
-Independent Islamist
-Votes: 6,872
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996 - 2003
-DOB: 1961
-BA Geography
-Awazim tribe

Dr. Mohammad Suleiman Al-Rashidi
-Independent Islamist
-Votes: 9,765
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1964
-PhD Law
-Rashayda tribe

Adnan Abdulsamad
-Shi,a Islamist
-Votes: 7,155
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1981, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2006
-DOB: 1950
-BA Political and Economic Sciences

Ahmad Lari
-Shi,a Islamist
-Votes: 6,919
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1955

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-BS Statistics

Dr. Hassan Jowhar
-Shi,a Islamist
-Votes: 7,756
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996 - 2006
-DOB: 1960
-PhD Philosophy of Political Science

Saleh Ashour
-Shi,a Islamist
-Votes: 9,314
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1999 - 2006
-DOB: 1953
-BS Economy

Sayid Hussein Al-Qallaf
-Shi,a Islamist
-Votes: 7,274
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996 - 2003
-DOB: 1958
-BA Law and Sharia Law

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Liberals
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3. There are four Liberal MPs in the new Parliament:

Ali Al-Rashed
-Liberal
-Votes: 5,902
-Second Constituency
-DOB: 1976
-Previous Parliaments: 2003 - 2006
-BA Law

Mohammad Al-Abduljader
-Liberal
-Votes: 3,636
-Second Constituency
-DOB: 1964
-Previous Parliaments: none
-MA Geopolitics

Mohammad Jassem Al-Saqer
-Liberal
-Votes: 6,266
-Second Constituency
-DOB: 1951
-Previous Parliaments: 1999 - 2006
-BA Economics

Saleh Al-Mulla
-Liberal
-Votes: 7,656
-Third Constituency
-DOB: 1971
-Previous Parliaments: none
-BA Business

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Pro-Government
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4. There are 11 Pro-Government MPs in the new Parliament:

Abdullah Ra,e Al-Fahma
-Pro-government
-Votes: 14,472
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1958
-High School Diploma
-Awazim tribe

Abdullah Al-Sharfan Al-Ajmi
-Pro-government
-Votes: 10,285
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1963
-BA Police Science
-Ajman tribe

Abdulwahed Al-Awadi
-Pro-government
-Votes: 8,464

KUWAIT 00000574 004 OF 006

-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1955
-Diploma in Aviation

Ali Al-Doqbasi
-Pro-government
-Votes: 12,548
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1965
-Diploma in Management
-Rashayda tribe

Fahad Al-Mai
-Pro-government
-Votes: 14,087
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1999
-DOB: 1954
-Unknown
-Awazim tribe

Khalaf Dumathir Al-Enezi
-Pro-government
-Votes: 5,569
-Second Consitutency
-Previous Parliaments: 1981 - 2006
-DOB: 1952
-Diploma in Teaching

Issam Al-Dabbous
-Pro-government
-Votes: 10,719
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003
-DOB: 1962
-BA Arts
-Al-Dabbous tribe

Dr. Mohammad Al-Huwaila
-Pro-government
-Votes: 13,271
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1971
-PhD Management
-Ajman tribe

Roudhan Al-Roudhan
-Pro-government
-Votes: 6,586
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1965
-Diploma

Saad Khanfour Al-Rashidi
-Pro-government
-Votes: 10,567
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1965
-High School Diploma
-Rashayda tribe

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Non- Affiliated
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5. There are 12 non-affiliated MPs in the new Parliament:

Abdulla Al-Roumi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 9,314
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1985, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1949
-BA Law

Ahmad Al-Mulaifi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 6,948
-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996, 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1956
-MA Law

Ahmad Al-Saadoun
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 6,105

KUWAIT 00000574 005 OF 006

-Third Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1975 - 2006
(Speaker 1985, 1992, 1996)
-DOB: 1934
-BA Literature

Ali Humoud Al-Hajiri
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 10,587
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003
-DOB: 1962
-BA Literature

Hussein Al-Huraiti
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 7,338
-First Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1962
-BA Law
-Awazim tribe

Jassem Al-Kharafi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 10,839
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1975 - 2006
(Speaker 1999-2006)
-DOB: 1940
-Diploma in Business

Marzouq Al-Ghanem
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 10,878
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2006
-DOB: 1968
-BS Mechanical Engineering

Marzouq Al-Hubaini Al-Azmi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 14,864
-Fifth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1952
-BA Administration
-Awazim tribe

Mohammad Al-Mutair
-Non-affiliated (Salafist leanings)
-Votes: 7,508
-Second Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1969
-BS Business

Mubarak Al Wa,lan Al-Mutairi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 8,340
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1959
-BA Political Science
-Mutran tribe

Musallam Al-Barrak
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 14,043
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006
-DOB: 1956
-BA Geography
-Mutran tribe

Nasser Al-Duwaila
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 10,488
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1956
-MA Military Sciences
-Rashayda tribe

Raja Hujailan Al-Mutairi
-Non-affiliated
-Votes: 9,474
-Fourth Constituency
-Previous Parliaments: none
-DOB: 1941
-MA Management

KUWAIT 00000574 006 OF 006

-Mutran tribe

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