National Assembly of Kuwait

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legislative body parliament unicameral legislature

The National Assembly of Kuwait is the unicameral legislative body of the State of Kuwait, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Kuwaiti people.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
buildingArchitect Jan Utzon ⓘ
Jørn Utzon ⓘ
canBeDissolvedBy Emir of Kuwait ⓘ
capitalOfCountry Kuwait ⓘ
surface form: State of Kuwait
constitutionAdoptedIn 1962 ⓘ
constitutionalStatus elected legislative authority ⓘ
country Kuwait ⓘ
surface form: State of Kuwait
electoralDistricts 5 ⓘ
electoralEligibility Kuwaiti citizens aged 21 or older ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Kuwait ⓘ
establishedInYear 1963 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver budget approval ⓘ
government oversight ⓘ
legislation ⓘ
no-confidence motions ⓘ
questioning ministers ⓘ
hasCommittee Finance Committee ⓘ
Foreign Affairs Committee ⓘ
Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee ⓘ
Public Utilities Committee ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers 50 ⓘ
hasPower amend laws ⓘ
approve international treaties ⓘ
approve state budget ⓘ
propose laws ⓘ
headOfState Emir of Kuwait ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral ⓘ
locatedIn Kuwait City ⓘ
meetsAt Arabian Gulf Street, Kuwait City ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
membersElectedFromEachDistrict 10 ⓘ
memberTitle MP ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
numberOfChambers 1 ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
oversees implementation of laws ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
partOf political system of Kuwait ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
represents Kuwaiti people ⓘ
sessionType extraordinary sessions ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ
supervises Council of Ministers of Kuwait ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
votingSystem single non-transferable vote ⓘ
womenSuffrageGrantedIn 2005 ⓘ

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Kuwait City → hasInstitution → National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ