List of Kuwaitis
The following is a list of Kuwaitis (in order by occupation, and alphabetical order by last name), includes people of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Kuwait, of Kuwaiti descent or who produce works that are primarily about Kuwait.
Activists
[edit]- Hajjaj al-Ajmi — Sheikh and activist
Arts and entertainment
[edit]
- Chelsea Abdullah — Novelist
- Abdallah Al Rowaished — Singer
- Bashar Al Shatty — Singer, musician, actor
- Amal Al-Awadhi — actress and TV presenter
- Thuraya Al-Baqsami — Artist and writer
- Mojeb al-Dousari
- Khalifa Alqattan — Artist
- Shemayel — Retired singer
- Iqbal al-Gharaballi — Novelist
- Nawal El Kuwaiti — Singer
- Zaid Al-Harb — Poet
- Ema Shah — Singer, musician, actress and dancer
- Hayat Al-Fahad — Actress, broadcaster, writer and producer
- Shujoun Al-Hajri — Actress and broadcaster
Businesspeople
[edit]- Abdullah Saleh Al Mulla — Politician and founder of Al-Mulla Group
- Jassem Al Kharafi — Billionaire heir and politician
- Nasser Al Kharafi — Former Chairman and President of M. A. Kharafi & Sons
- Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman — Businessman and philanthropist
- Fahad AlSharekh
- Yousuf Saleh Alyan — Founder and former editor-in-chief of Kuwait Times
- Fahed Boodai — Chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group
- Fawaz Al Hasawi — Former owner of Nottingham Forest F.C.
- Maha Al Ghunaim — Co-founder of Global Investment House (GIH)
- Souad Al Humaidhi — Businesswoman
- Saad Bin Tefla — Businessman and politician
- Bader Nasser Al Kharafi — Vice Chairman and CEO, Zain Group
- Mohammad Al Duaij — CEO, Alea Global Group
- Nejoud Boodai — Fashion designer and businesswoman
- H.H. Ouwair bin Zuwair - Sheikh Buty Sheikh
Journalists
[edit]- Najm Abdulkarim — Journalist and writer
Politics
[edit]- Alaa Hussein Ali
- Ahmed Al-Sadoun
- Rola Dashti
- Massouma al-Mubarak
- Bader Al-Nashi
- Ahmed al-Rubei
- Nabil Al Fadl
Members of the National Assembly
- Mohammed Faleh Al-Ajmi
- Hussain al-Qallaf
- Rija Hujailan Al-Mutairi
- Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi
- Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad
- Musallam Al-Barrak
- Daifallah Bouramiya
- Marzouq Al-Ghanim
- Safa Al Hashem
- Mohammed Al-Abduljader
- Saleh Ashour
- Abdulwahed Al-Awadhi
- Aseel al-Awadhi
- Abdulatif Al-Ameeri
- Adel Al-Saraawi
Ruling family
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- Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- Mubarak Al-Sabah
- Muhammad I Al Sabah
- Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
- Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
- Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Sabah I bin Jaber — born c. 1700, first ruler of Kuwait
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — former Emir of Kuwait
- Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
- Salem Al-Ali A-Sabah
- Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
- Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah — 17th Emir of Kuwait
Sports
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- Fehaid Al Deehani
- Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi — Hammer thrower
- Mohammed al Ghareeb — Tennis player
- Zed Al Refai (Zeddy) — Climber
Soccer players
- Faisal Al-Dakhil
- Mohammed Ibrahem
- Ahmed Al-Tarabilsi
- Fayez Bandar
- Fathi Kamel
- Nawaf Al-Mutairi
- Fahad Al-Rashidi
- Fawzi Al Shammari
- Nohair Al-Shammari
- Khaled Khalaf
- Abdullah Al-Buloushi
- Abdulaziz Al-Anberi
- Jamal Mubarak
- Jassem Al Houwaidi
- Bader Al-Mutwa
- Musaed Neda
- Jasem Yacob
- Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi
- Ahmad Ajab
- Nawaf Mohammad Al-Otaibi
Others
[edit]
- Ahmad Abdulal
- Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani
- Dr. Abdul-Razzak Al-Adwani
- Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait
- Nabil Al Awadi
- Abdulhadi Al-Khayat
- Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi
- Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf
- Faiza Al-Kharafi
- Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
- Abdullah Al-Refai
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan
- Sara Akbar
- Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil
- Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
- Abbas Almohri
- Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda
- Kazem Behbehani
- Ibtihal Al-Khatib
- Ahmad Nabeel
See also
[edit]- List of Kuwaitis by net worth
- List of people by nationality
