Kuwait Alyoum the official gazette published a Council of Ministers decision on August 30 2026 that revokes the Kuwaiti citizenship of seven individuals. The names listed in Decision No. 87 of 2026 are Laila Bader Abdul Mohsen Ahmed Al-Duwaisan Nasser Bader Abdul Mohsen Ahmed Al-Duwaisan Fahad Bader Abdul Mohsen Ahmed Al-Duwaisan Shlash Hazza Shlash Maryam Shlash Hazza Shlash Amal Shlash Hazza Shlash and Yusra Shlash Hazza Shlash. The decision was issued on August 20 by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in his capacity as chairman of the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Verification.
The revocation was carried out in accordance with Article 11 of Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 regulating Kuwaiti citizenship and its subsequent amendments the gazette indicated. All concerned government bodies received instructions to enforce the measure which entered into force on the day of its publication. The Supreme Committee had previously approved the step before its formal adoption by the Council of Ministers.
This action continues a large-scale review of nationality records that has resulted in thousands of revocations throughout 2026. Kuwait Alyoum published decrees in June 2026 alone that stripped citizenship from 2192 people and their dependents according to a compilation of those official announcements. Further batches in April and May affected more than 2500 additional individuals combined.
Recent legislative changes have expanded the grounds for such revocations. Amiri Decree-Law No. 79 of 2026 published in the official gazette on August 24 permits the withdrawal of citizenship from those who deliberately add non-descendants to nationality files as well as from aware descendants an Al-Jarida report detailed. The law update also mandates electronic nationality certificates and prohibits naturalised citizens from participating in parliamentary elections or appointments.
A June 2026 assessment by The National placed the total number of citizenship revocations in 2025 at nearly 50000 as authorities pursued what they termed a cleansing of the nationality registry to eliminate irregularities dating back decades. Officials have maintained that the process applies without exception across all segments of society. The latest decision brings the cumulative figure higher as the Supreme Committee sustains its verification efforts.
Implementation of the revocation requires coordination among multiple ministries to update all relevant records and terminate associated benefits. The affected individuals drawn from two family groups represent the most recent cases to appear in the official publication. No further details on the specific grounds for each case were included in the published text of the decision.
