Mohammed Al-Mutair

Mohammed Al-Mutair
محمد المطير
Official Portrait, 2022
Member of National Assembly of Kuwait
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 11, 2016
ConstituencySecond District
In office
19 July, 2003 – 7 October, 2012
ConstituencySecond District
Personal details
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 55)
CitizenshipKuwait
Alma materUniversity of San Diego
OccupationPolitician

Mohammed Barak Al-Mutair (Arabic: محمد براك المطير) is the current Deputy Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the second district. Born in 1969, Al-Mutair earned a BA in business management and worked for an investment company before being elected to the National Assembly in 2003.[1]

Forgiving Iraq's debt opposition

Al-Mutair opposes forgiving Iraq's debt, saying, "A commitment is a commitment; we have suffered enough from that neighbor."[2] The estimated debt of $15–16 billion came mostly from loans made to Iraq during the Iran–Iraq War.[3]

Request to grill Prime Minister Nasser

In November 2008, Al-Mutair joined with fellow Islamist MPs Waleed Al-Tabtabaie and Mohammed Hayef Al-Mutairi in filing a request to grill Prime Minister Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah for allowing prominent Iranian Shiite cleric Mohammad Baqir al-Fali to enter Kuwait despite a legal ban.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kuwait parliament elects MP Mohammad Al-Mutair as Deputy Speaker". Kuwait News Agency. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Kuwait Refuses to Forgive Iraqi Debt". Iraq Directory. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Kuwait sees Iraq budget surplus, wants debt repaid". Reuters. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ Al-Tabtabaie on PM Nasser[dead link‍]