Kuwait

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Monarchy
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Marzouq Ali M. Al-Ghanim (Male)
Year of birth
1968
Additional information
Elected on 6 August 2013, re-elected on 11 Dec. 2016 and on 15 Dec. 2020.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Khaled Almutairi (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 5 Feb. 2023.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
50
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
0
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
0% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
34
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Youngest member
Abdulwahab Al-Essa (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
88
Oldest member
Ahmad Al-Saadoun (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
13 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
36 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
47 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
2 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
8 See historical data for this field.
41-45
5 See historical data for this field.
46-50
7 See historical data for this field.
51-60
20 See historical data for this field.
61-70
7 See historical data for this field.
71-80
1 See historical data for this field.
81-90
1 See historical data for this field.
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 8 5 7 20 7 1 1 0
Total <= 45: 13 Total >= 46: 36
Male 0 0 8 5 5 20 7 1 1 0 47
Female 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger16.33%16.33%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger26.53%26.53%0%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election results

Results

Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
0
Women Indirectly Elected
1
Women Appointed
0
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1961
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
2005
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Detail of restrictions Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Under the condition that women "abide by Islamic Law"
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
2005
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Notes Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Under the condition that women stay in line with Islamic traditions
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
2008