Decrees and decisions issued by the Council of Ministers and published in Kuwait Al-Youm on September 7, 2024, stripped Kuwaiti citizenship from 10 people along with anyone who had acquired it by dependency. The official gazette indicated that the revocations followed discoveries of fraudulent means, false statements or convictions for crimes violating honor and trust within 15 years of the original grant. Kuwait Al-Youm presented the actions as applications of Article 21 bis (A) of Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 on nationality law and its amendments, with the Minister of Interior designated to oversee implementation.
The gazette listed the 10 whose citizenship certificates were withdrawn as Israa Fathy Abu Nuwayer, Nasser Abdul Hadi Al-Ajmi, Farhan Mukhlef Al-Najah, Jazwi Salem Al-Yami, Sa’ada Jaber Al-Ajmi, Talal Mohammad Al-Ajmi, Fayez Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Ghanem Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Dhaidan Mohammad Al-Ajmi and Bakhait Ali Tainan. The Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation had completed its examination of the relevant files before referring the cases for cabinet approval. All 10 names appeared in the published decisions without additional personal details on the specific grounds for each revocation.
This set of measures represented one of the early batches in a wider review of nationality records that Kuwaiti authorities launched in 2024. Kuwait Times reported that by mid-November 2024 the Supreme Committee had revoked citizenship from more than 4,000 people across successive weekly decisions that accelerated after the initial cases. Forbes Middle East noted that the committee continued to refer large groups to the cabinet, with one November session alone involving 1,647 individuals whose files showed irregularities such as forged documentation or ineligible family links.
The nationality law permits withdrawal when evidence emerges that citizenship was granted on the basis of incorrect information, and the process automatically extends to dependents. Kuwait Al-Youm has published dozens of similar decrees and committee decisions since the campaign began, each citing the same legal provisions. The Ministry of Interior has maintained a dedicated committee that meets regularly to examine files and compile lists for cabinet action.
Public Authority for Civil Information records have been updated following each wave of revocations to reflect the new status of those affected. In parallel with the citizenship reviews, the authority removed residential addresses of hundreds of individuals from its database in the same period for unrelated administrative reasons. The combined actions form part of coordinated government efforts to ensure accuracy across civil registries.
By late 2026 the cumulative total of revoked citizenships had risen into the tens of thousands according to monitoring reports cited by regional outlets. The Supreme Committee continues to investigate older grants, with fresh decrees appearing periodically in Kuwait Al-Youm. Each published decision takes legal effect on the date it appears in the official gazette.
