Politics · Saudi Arabia · 4 hrs ago
Kuwait withdraws citizenship from 13 people and revokes it from one
Kuwait’s official gazette published three decrees changing the citizenship status of 14 people.
Two decrees withdraw citizenship from 13 people in total: one names 10 people and the other names three.
A third decree revokes citizenship from one person.
The decrees also apply to people who acquired citizenship through the affected individuals.
The withdrawal decree for 10 people cites Kuwait’s nationality law as its legal basis.
The decrees set out the decisions, but no further steps are specified.
Kuwait published three decrees withdrawing citizenship certificates from 13 people and revoking citizenship from one person.
Decree No. 178 of 2026 withdrew citizenship certificates from 10 people and anyone who acquired citizenship through them by dependency.
Decree No. 179 of 2026 revoked the citizenship of one person.
Decree No. 180 of 2026 withdrew citizenship from three people and anyone who acquired it through them by dependency.
The decrees were published in Kuwait’s official gazette, Kuwait Today.
- Who
- Kuwait’s government; 13 people had their citizenship certificates withdrawn, and one person had citizenship revoked.
- What
- Three decrees withdrew citizenship certificates from 13 people and revoked citizenship from one person.
- When
- The decrees were published on 14 November 2026.
- Where
- Kuwait.
- Why
- Not stated
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- People affected by certificate withdrawals
- 13
- People whose citizenship was revoked
- 1
- Decree No. 178
- Citizenship certificates withdrawn from 10 people, plus their citizenship dependents
- Decree No. 179
- Citizenship revoked from one person
- Decree No. 180
- Citizenship withdrawn from three people, plus their citizenship dependents