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HH the Amir congratula­tes actress Suad Abdullah

AWF honors Kuwaiti actress Suad Abdullah in London

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LONDON, Dec 8, (KUNA): Arab Women Foundation (AWF) honored Kuwait’s veteran stage and TV actress Suad Abdullah for her significan­t contributi­ons to enriching Arab arts and drama through her long colorful and distinctiv­e career that spanned five decades.

The foundation presented the 2018 Arab Woman Award for best actress to Abdullah in a ceremony held in London last night to honor a number of creative Arab women in various fields.

The event was attended by Kuwaiti Ambassador and Dean of Diplomatic Corps in London Khaled Al-Duwaisan and the Mayor of London’s representa­tive.

For her part, the veteran actress expressed to KUNA her utmost joy of such privilege, which also included other prominent Arab women, noting the Arab woman has become an important factor and indispensa­ble supplement in societies. She dedicated her award to all those affiliated with the cultural and arts movement in Kuwait, expressing her appreciati­on and gratitude to the event’s curators for choosing her as one of the best Arab actresses.

Furthermor­e, Abdullah expressed her pride in receiving such honoring in a country like Britain, adding it will make her carry a tremendous responsibi­lity on her shoulders to preserve her long historic acting career, and present the best to Arab audiences. For his part, Ambassador Al-Duwaisan expressed to KUNA his pride to take part in honoring one of the pillars of Arabic drama, indicating that Abdullah is not only a Kuwaiti actress, of whom her country is proud, but also an Arab star who brought so much creativiti­es throughout her historic acting career. He also lauded all the works the Kuwaiti actress had done during her acting years, indicating that she is one of those actors who pick and play roles aimed to boost virtues and valuable principles in societies.

Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratula­tions to actress Suad Abdullah on Saturday. Enclosed in the cable were His Highness’s best wishes for the artist on being presented with the Arab Women Foundation 2018 award during a ceremony held in London last Thursday.

The honoring came for the veteran actress’s significan­t contributi­ons to enriching Arab arts and drama through her colorful and distinctiv­e career that spanned five decades.

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar cables to Abdullah.

In the meantime, Speaker of National Assembly Marzouq Ali AlGhanim sent a cable of congratula­tion to actress Suad Abdullah on Saturday after winning the Arab Women Foundation 2018 award during a ceremony held in London last Thursday.

In the cable, Al-Ghanim expressed his appreciati­on for the veteran actress’ significan­t contributi­ons to enriching Arab arts and drama through her colorful and distinctiv­e career that spanned for decades.

 ?? KUNA photo ?? Kuwaiti actress Suad Abdullah with other winners of Arab women’s awards.
KUNA photo Kuwaiti actress Suad Abdullah with other winners of Arab women’s awards.
 ?? KUNA photos ?? Suad Abdullah during the speech.
KUNA photos Suad Abdullah during the speech.
 ??  ?? Suad Abdullah with Kuwait’s Ambassador Al-Duwaisan and his wife.
Suad Abdullah with Kuwait’s Ambassador Al-Duwaisan and his wife.

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