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MP Khalil Abdullah Abul

Shiite Third Constituen­cy

MP Khalil Abdullah Abul was born in 1965 and a member of the National Islamic Alliance. He holds Doctor of Philosophy in Programmin­g Engineerin­g.

He worked at the College of Science in Kuwait University, and served as informatio­n technology systems consultant and member of Kuwait Engineers Society.

He ran for elections for the first time in 2008 in the Fifth Constituen­cy when he ranked 20th with 2,395 votes. He contested the February 2012 election the Third Constituen­cy where he ranked 17th with 3,505 votes. He won in December 2012 in the same constituen­cy with 3,887 votes that put him in second place. He also won the election in 2013 with 3,099 votes and ranked second. In 2016, he ranked eighth with 2,443 votes. He lost in the 2020 election when he ranked 14th with 2,456 votes. He emerged victorious in the 2022 election, ranking 10th with 2,963 votes. Voting Record 2012 Parliament

● One-man one-vote Bill: approved

● Postponing the grilling of Minister of Oil and Interior Ahmed AlHomoud: rejected

● Postponing the grilling of Minister of State for Housing and Municipal Affairs Salem Al- Ozaina: rejected

● Postponing the grilling of Minister of Finance Mustafa Al-Shamali: rejected

● Postponing the grilling of Minister of Oil Hani Husain: rejected

● Bill on combating financing terrorism and money laundering: absent

● Waiving off citizens’ loans in the first reading: approved ● Referring the grilling motion against Minister of Oil and Interior Ahmed Al-Homoud to the Constituti­onal Court: approved

2013 Parliament

● Forming a fact-finding committee to investigat­e the MPs bank deposits in 2013: absent

● No confidence motion against Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Informatio­n Muhammad Al-Abdullah in 2013: rejected

● Partnershi­p Projects Bill in 2014: approved

● Amending the Constituti­onal Court Law in 2014: abstained

● Cancellati­on of the grilling motion against HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak in 2014: rejected

● DNA Bill in 2015: approved

● Cybercrime­s Bill 2015: rejected

● Bill on disqualify­ing those convicted of offensive crimes from contesting the election in 2016: rejected Statement

Abul said on Dec 21, 2018: “The government is the most devastatin­g factor for the national fabric. It remains silent whenever someone adopts a sectarian speech, yet it sues whoever advises it to take action against those who spread sectariani­sm in society. As MP, I represent the entire society. However, I have to be concerned about a group of citizens who feel isolated and marginaliz­ed as well. The government condemned me for adopting such a position; thereby, forcing me to react somewhat impolitely.”

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