KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has issued four decrees withdrawing Kuwaiti citizenship from 12 individuals, including one person whose citizenship will also be revoked from those who acquired it through dependency, according to decrees published in the Official Gazette, Kuwait Alyoum.
The decrees, numbered 165, 166, 167 and 168 of 2026, were issued on October 11, 2026, following a proposal by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah and approval by the Council of Ministers.
The decrees cite the Constitution, the Amiri Order issued on May 10, 2024, and Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 concerning the Kuwaiti Nationality Law and its amendments.
Decree No. 165 of 2026 withdraws Kuwaiti citizenship from individuals:
Mubarak Muhammad Saad Awdan Al-Ajmi and Atta Mubarak Salem Al-Fadhli
The decree also covers those who acquired citizenship through dependency.Decree No. 166 of 2026 withdraws citizenship from individuals:
Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Muhammad Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Hussein Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Hassan Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Abdul Salam Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Zahra Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
Houriya Dhiab Muhammad Aswad Hajji
The measure also applies to those who acquired citizenship through dependency.
Decree No. 167 of 2026 withdraws Kuwaiti citizenship from:
Faiqa Jassim Mohammed
Decree No. 168 of 2026 withdraws Kuwaiti citizenship from:
Majid Rashid Abdul Aziz Al-Mudayan
and anyone who acquired citizenship through him by dependency.
All four decrees were issued at Seif Palace on October 11, 2026, corresponding to 30 Rabi Al-Thani 1448 AH.
The decrees state that the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior is responsible for implementing the decisions, which take effect from their dates of issuance and are to be published in the Official Gazette.