The Nationality Investigation Department uncovered the case during a review of an existing family file that first surfaced in connection with earlier forgery suspicions, according to security sources. Investigators determined the man had obtained Kuwaiti citizenship under a false identity that masked his actual Gulf background, prompting the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation to revoke his status along with that of all listed dependents. The development marks the latest in a series of probes that security sources say rely on cross-referencing official records with biological verification to maintain the accuracy of national documentation.
Security sources detailed that the fugitive, who fled Kuwait in 2024, maintained a file listing 32 sons and daughters from five wives with a total of 105 people registered as dependents under his name. Despite his absence abroad, authorities summoned his children for DNA fingerprinting and secured a sample from a woman identified as his biological sister living in Kuwait under her authentic name. The testing established a clear familial link that contradicted the details in the official Kuwaiti records, the sources reported.
Comparison of the DNA profiles confirmed the woman as the children’s aunt and the sister of their father, yet her genuine name bore no resemblance to the identity her brother had used to secure Kuwaiti citizenship, security sources explained. This mismatch provided investigators with a pivotal lead in tracing the man’s real Gulf background and dismantling elements of what they described as a fabricated family structure. The breakthrough also extended to revealing that 10 men documented in the file as uncles held no biological connection to the children.
The investigation traces elements of the alleged forgery scheme to 1976, with security sources noting that the deception had persisted undetected for nearly five decades through manipulated relationships and identities. A security source outlined the methodical approach required, stating, “We have various methods for verification, linking, and reviewing data and files. These are arduous and extensive search operations, and they require intelligence and the ability to make connections after dismantling the methods of forgery that forgers have been following.” The source further emphasized that the evidence succeeded in both disproving the claimed ties and affirming the authentic biological ones.
The Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation has directed continued scrutiny of the primary family file belonging to the man’s father, who was born in the late 1920s, according to the security sources. That broader file has already yielded the revocation of citizenship for one of the father’s alleged sons after similar discrepancies emerged, while a second son now faces active examination. Authorities indicated that additional suspected irregularities within the records remain under review as the probe expands.
Security sources added that the latest findings have reinforced the committee’s ability to connect disparate pieces of information across decades of documentation, underscoring the value of combining genetic analysis with traditional investigative techniques. The Nationality Investigation Department continues to apply these methods across comparable cases, building on patterns identified in prior reviews of long-standing citizenship files. This ongoing work has allowed officials to address multiple layers of alleged fraud within a single family record.
