Khalaf Dumaitheer Al-Enezi
KHALAF DUMAITHEER ALENEZI was born in 1946 and holds a Teaching Diploma. He was a member of the National Council in 1990 and was elected member of the National Assembly in 1981, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009, in addition to the one annulled in December 2012.
In the July 2013 election, Al-Enezi won eighth place in his constituency with 1,637 votes and in the 2016 elections he secured seventh place with 1,942 votes.
In the previous Parliament, Al-Enezi did not join any committee after he lost in the deputy speaker election, while in the current Parliament he was elected chairman of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee.
Throughout his legislative career, Al-Enezi served in several committees such as the Legal and Legislative, Budgets and Final Accounts, Public Funds Protection, and Finance and Economic Affairs.
He contested the February 2012 election but he lost as he ended on the 14th spot in his constituency, considering only the top 10 are declared winners to represent a constituency.
He is affiliated to Al-Enzi Tribe and he always sides with the government in addition to rejecting grilling motions against ministers.
In December 2011, the Public Prosecution questioned him due to his purported involvement in the multimillion deposit scandal in which many pro-government lawmakers were implicated.
Commenting on the formation of the current government, Al-Anezi joined his colleagues Mohammad Al-Jabri and Saad Al-Khanfour in commending current members of the Cabinet, asserting HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah made good a choice. They pointed out Oil Minister Mustapha Al-Shamali is an example of a statesman and Finance Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdulaziz is a real specialist. They voiced optimism on the performance of the new Cabinet as its members are efficient and experienced in their fields.
With cancellation of loan interests as the main item in his election platform, Al-Enezi announced his plan to spearhead a campaign to write-off interests on consumer loans of citizens and demand for rescheduling of debts over 20 years.
He was also quoted as saying that since 1992, the consecutive parliaments failed to realize the aspirations of Kuwaitis due to lack of understanding of the real sense of democracy. “The previous parliaments were dissolved due to the attitude of some MPs who seek to create problems, foment discords and aggravate conflicts between the legislative and executive authorities. Indecent and insulting remarks do not help democracy,” he added.
Describing the National Assembly speaker as the “safety valve of democracy in Kuwait,” Al-Enezi pointed out the speaker enjoys support of all segments of the society, thus, he can handle tough issues easily.
He warned that failure to tackle the unemployment issue in the nick of time could harm society because it might prompt some people to commit crimes.
Among the bills he supported were women’s political rights, State budget, Municipality, establishment of an Islamic body to develop and regulate the private sector, direct foreign investment, banning eavesdropping and segregation in private universities.
Statement
On the fuel price increase and the need to grant financial support to citizens, Al-Enezi said he trusts the ability of Kuwaiti authorities to find an appropriate solution. He admitted he doesn’t know details of the expected solution, “but we want to emphasize that there is flexibility on the part of the government with more than 70 percent sign of a breakthrough.”
He also underscored the importance of treating citizens fairly, adding they should not bear the consequences of the government’s way of dealing with the current economic situation.
After filing his nomination papers for the December 2012 election, he spoke passionately about the people’s right to choose new parliamentarians and that they will always be loyal to the ruling family.
He claimed the opposition forces are misleading the public by raising doubt on the government’s ability, just to serve foreign agendas and personal interests. “Kuwaitis will not accept a ruler other than AlSabah. Most members of the Majority Bloc have good intentions for Kuwait, but three or four of them are trying to put the country on the stage of repression and arrests which are basically the ambitions
Electricity and Water Tariffs (2016), approved
Financial Controllers-auditors (2016), approved
Domestic Workers and Domestic Workers Recruitment (2015), approved
Consumer Protection (2015), approved Anti-Corruption (2015), approved Cyber Crime (2015), approved Surveillance Camera (2015), approved
Military Service-conscription (2015), approved Granting Citizenship to 4,000 Bedouns Bill (2013), approved
Anti-Money Laundering & Financing Terrorism Bill (2013), absent
Writing-off Loan Interests of Citizens Bill (2013), approved
Unemployment Insurance Bill (2013), approved
Small and Medium Enterprises Bill (2013), approved
One-Vote Decree Bill (2013), absent
National Unity Decree Bill (2013), absent Amendment Decree of the Sports Law (2013), absent
Anti-Corruption and Financial Disclosure Decree (2013), absent
Annual Plan for 2011/2012, (2013), absent Foreign Agreements (2013), absent Amendment of Housing Care Law (2013), absent
Privatization of Kuwait Airways Corporation Law (2013), absent
Electronic Transaction Law (2012), approved
Final Accounts for 1999/2000 and 2010/2011 (2013), approved
Telecommunications and Information Technology Authority (2013), approved
Amendment of Companies Law (2013), absent
Amendment of Cooperative Societies Law (2013), approved
Settlement Decree with Iraqi Airways (2013), absent
Postponement of former prime minister’s grilling by Ahmed AlSaadoun and Abdulrahman Al-Anjari (2011), approved
Referral of Adel Al-Sarawi and Marzouq Al-Ghanim’s grilling request against former Development Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah to the Legal Committee (2011), approved
Removal of former prime minister’s grilling by Ahmed Al-Saadoun and Abdulrahman Al-Anjari from the agenda (2011), approved
No-confidence motion against the former premier by Waleed Al Tabtabaei, Mohammed Hayef and Mubarak Al- Walaan (2011), rejected
Re-voting on Teacher and Student Bonuses Law (2011), approved
Holy Qura’an Authority (2011), approved State budget (2011), approved
No-confidence motion against former Information Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Abdullah by Ali Al-Deqbasi (2010), rejected
No-confidence motion against the former premier by Faisal Al-Mislem (2010), rejected
No-confidence against the former prime minister by Musallam Al-Barrak, Saleh Al-Mulla, Jamaan Al- Harbash (2010), rejected
Re-vamping of KPC (2010), approved
Loan Interest Removal Law (2010), approved
Proposal to re-vote on Loan Interest Removal Law (2010), approved
Loan Defaulters Fund (2010), rejected
Development Plan (2010), abstained Privatization (2010), rejected Transfer of Investigations Department from the Interior Ministry to the Public Prosecution (2010), abstained
No-confidence motion against former Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Khaled Al-Sabah by Musallam Al- Barrak (2009), rejected
Private Sector Labor Law (2009), approved
Bill on granting women full political rights (2006), approved
KNPC budget 2005/2006 (2006), approved
KNPC’s closing accounts 1999/2004 (2004), approved
Draft on developing sports sector (2004), approved
Kuwait Airways budget 2005/2006 (2006), abstained
Kuwait Airways closing accounts 1997-2004 (2004), abstained
Draft to waive KD2,000 overdue electricity and water bills (2003), approved
Draft to develop and construct public warehouses and border points (2003), approved State budget (2003), approved Municipality Law (2003), approved Draft on establishing an Islamic body to develop and regulate the private sector (2003), approved
No-confidence vote on Deputy Premier and State Minster for Cabinet and National Assembly Affairs Mohammed Daifallah Sharar (2003), rejected
Amendment of Social Security Law to grant allowance to Kuwaiti employees with hazardous jobs (2003), abstained
Direct Foreign Investment Law (2003), approved
Temporary suspension of Army Conscription Law until amendments are finalized (2003), approved
Amendment of Traffic Law for stiffer penalties (2003), abstained
Draft to grant political rights to women (2003), rejected
No-confidence vote on former Minister of Electricity, Water and Housing Affairs Dr Adel Al Subih (2003), rejected of the Muslim Brotherhood. They want to snatch the prerogatives of HH the Amir,” he stated.
On the deposits scandal in which he was implicated, he asserted the charges laid out by the opposition were merely for political gains, not criminal. He was acquitted by the court.