KUWAIT OBSERVES CONSTITUTION DAY

  • 11/11/2022

Kuwait City : Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the State of Kuwait Constitution, which is celebrated with pride for the contributions it has made to the nation's democracy. The constitution was ratified on November 11, 1962, by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the 11th Amir of the State of Kuwait. This event marked a turning point in Kuwait's political history. The Kuwaiti people proudly recall the historic democratic phases that Kuwait underwent, starting with the 1938 constitution and ending with the creation of the 1962 constitution, which they regard as Kuwait's "most important document." The Constitution organized relationships between the ruler and the populace, documented civil rights of citizens and their right to free expression, and laid the groundwork for freedom, equality, and justice. This resulted in a modern state built on institutions. 


The late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem expressed a desire to create a strong parliamentary system based on democratic ideals and have the public participate in the Constitution-making process. On August 26, 1961, he approved a law governing the transitional period and the holding of elections for the Constituent Assembly, which was tasked with drafting the Constitution. In his address at the assembly's inauguration in January 1962, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem warned the members that they faced a difficult task: laying the groundwork for the country's political system. 

The Assembly's members chose Dr. Ahmad Al-Khateeb as Deputy Speaker and Abdullatif Mohammad Al-Ghanem as Speaker. Speaker Al-Ghanem, late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, who served as interior minister and as the committee's chairman, MP Humoud Al-Zaid Al- Khaled, who was also minister of justice, Yaqoub Yusuf Al-Humaidhi, and Saud Abdulaziz Al-Abdulrazzaq were all elected to the Constitution Committee during the sixth session. On November 3, 1962, the committee presented the Constitution's final draught, which received universal support.

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