Parliament: National Assembly (Majles Al-Ummah)
Chamber: National Assembly (Majles Al-Ummah)
Date of Establishment: 1963
Term: 4 years
Method of Election/Appointment: The Assembly is formed of 50 elected members, and 10 ministers who are not elected as members of parliament, but who sit as ex-officio members
Bylaws: Bylaws of the National Assembly, 1963 [ Arabic ]
Other Regulatory Laws:
No regulations found.
Date of Affiliation to AIPU: 1964 - 1976, 1981 -1986, 1992 - Present
Date of Affiliation to IPU: 1974
Address: Majles Al-Ommah, National Assembly, P.O. Box 716 - Safat, 13008, Kuwait
Tel: (+965) 22436336
Fax: (+965) 22436331
E-mail: kwt-ipu-grp@majlesalommah.net
Website: National Assembly [ Arabic ]

Current chamber
Date formed: 16/05/2009.
Next Elections/Appointment: .
Total Members: 65
Total Members (current): 65
Women: 5 (7.69%)
Women Caucus: No
Speaker: Jasem Mohammad Abdulmuhsen Al-Khurafاi
Secretary General: Allam Ali Jaafar Al-Kandari
Standing Committees (10): Petitions and Complaints Committee | Finance and Economic Affairs Committee | Budget and Closing Account Committee | Legislative and Legal Committee | Education, Culture and Guidance Committee | Health, Social and Labor Affairs Committee | Foreign Affairs Committee | Public Services Committee | Money Protection Committee | Internal Affairs and Defense Committee
Adhoc Committees (9): Commission on Youth Affairs and Sports | Committee on the Environment Commission to Study the Negative Phenomena of Exotic Kuwaiti Society | Commission to Address Unidentified Nationality (bedoun) Situations | Commission on Women and Family Affairs | Public Housing Committee | Committee for the Protection of Human Rights | Committee for Affairs of Persons with Special Needs
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