The ruling issued on July 30, 2026, and signed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah cites the Kuwaiti Constitution and Article 11 of Amiri Decree No. 15 of 1959 governing citizenship as amended. Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah chairs the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation that conducted the review leading to the revocations. The decision becomes effective on the date of its publication in the official gazette with all relevant authorities directed to implement the measures without delay.
The Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation listed Fahd Mahdi Muhammad Musleh Al-Ajmi, Hamad Khalid Muhammad Khalid Al-Ajmi, Hamoud Khalid Muhammad Khalid Al-Ajmi, Rafaa Khalid Muhammad Khalid Al-Ajmi, Hamda Khalid Muhammad Khalid Al-Ajmi, Harith Yusuf Al-Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Babtain, Ady Yusuf Al-Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Babtain, Muthanna Yusuf Al-Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Babtain and Raqia Abdul Jalil Abdul Bari Yusuf Al-Zawawi as those whose citizenship was withdrawn. Each name carried an associated reference number from the committee files examined during the review. The committee decision contained in the supplement to issue No. 1802 of the gazette provided no additional individual details beyond the names and legal references.
This revocation forms part of the Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation’s periodic reviews of nationality records that have produced multiple decisions throughout 2026. An earlier June 2026 decision revoked citizenship in 28 cases according to a prior supplement in the official gazette. A monitoring initiative tracking decrees published in the gazette placed the cumulative number of such revocation cases above 71,000 by mid-April 2026.
Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah leads the committee as part of its mandate under the Ministry of Interior to examine citizenship grants for compliance with established law. Government records indicate that Decree-Law No. 52 of 2026 updated elements of the original 1959 citizenship legislation and classified certain committee decisions as sovereign acts. The framework traces back to foundational rules on nationality that have guided such reviews for decades.
Publication in Kuwait Al-Youm serves as the formal channel to notify authorities and the public of the committee outcome. Affected individuals receive administrative notification through standard government procedures following the gazette release. Relevant ministries will update records to reflect the change in status for each of the nine cases.
The Supreme Committee for Kuwaiti Citizenship Investigation continues to issue sequential decisions as part of its ongoing work on citizenship verification. Official statements from prior years noted that similar batches in 2025 addressed hundreds of cases under comparable legal provisions. The latest action maintains the committee’s established pattern of periodic announcements through the official gazette.
