Essa Ahmad Al-Kandari (Arabic: عيسى احمد الكندري; born 10 February 1963) is a Kuwaiti politician who has served in the National Assembly since 2023. He is also the current Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Assembly & Cabinet Affairs serving since 2013. Al-Kandari is the former deputy speaker of the 2016 National Assembly. He was the former Minister of Communications, Municipality, Housing, Social Affairs & Awqaf.
Essa Al-Kandari | |
|---|---|
عيسى الكندري | |
| Member of National Assembly of Kuwait | |
| Assumed office August 6, 2013 | |
| Constituency | First District |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Assumed office June 18, 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Prime Minister | Ahmad Al-Nawaf |
| Minister of National Assembly Affairs | |
| Assumed office June 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bader Al-Mulla |
| In office August 1, 2022 – August 29, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Al-Rajhi |
| Succeeded by | Ammar Al-Ajmi |
| Minister of Cabinet Affairs | |
| Assumed office June 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Al-Fadel |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office December 11, 2016 – December 11, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mubarak Al-Khuranij |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Al-Shohmi |
| Minister of State of Housing Affairs | |
| In office August 1, 2022 – August 29, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Al-Rajhi |
| Succeeded by | Ammar Al-Ajmi |
| Minister of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs | |
| In office December 14, 2020 – August 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Fahad Al-Afasi |
| Succeeded by | Jamal Al-Jallawi |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office December 14, 2020 – March 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mariam Al-Aqeel |
| Succeeded by | Mashaan Al-Otaibi |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office August 8, 2013 – October 16, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Salem Al-Athena |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Al-Jabri |
| Minister of the Municipality | |
| In office January 5, 2014 – October 16, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Salem Al-Athena |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Al-Jabri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1963 |
| Citizenship | Kuwait |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editEssa Al-Kandari was born on February 10, 1963, in Kuwait. He has a diploma from the Commercial Institute on the speciality of Commercial Banks. Before politics he used to work in Kuwait Airways. He first ran for parliament in the February 2012 election in the first district. He lost getting only 4858 votes. He won his first election in 2013 getting 3326 votes.[1] On 8 August 2013, he was appointed in the 33rd cabinet as Minister of Communications.[2] He add the Ministry of the Municipality to his portfolio on January 5. On 16 October 2016, Essa resigned from the government in order to run for the 2016 election.[3]
Essa won in the 2016 election with 4077 votes.[4] He moved away from governmental positions running for deputy speaker position. He won the position in December 11 after getting 32 votes compared to Jamaan Al-Harbash’s 31.[5] He ran again in the 2020 election winning with 3398 votes. In December 14, he was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs.[6] He was removed from the Ministry of Social Affairs on 2 March 2021. In August 1, Essa got appointed in the 40th cabinet as Minister of State for Housing & National Affairs.[7] He resigned on August 29, 2022 in order to run in the 2022 election.[8]
Essa Al-Kandari won getting 3683 votes in 2022 election.[9] After the annulment of 2022 session & dissolution of the 2020 session, he ran in the 2023 election. He won with 3185 votes.[10] He was appointed in the 43rd Cabinet as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the National Assembly & Cabinet Affairs on June 18.[11] He won the 2024 election, getting 3,678 votes in fifth place.[12]
Election Results
edit| Election Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Votes polled | ||
| 2012 (Feb) | 4,858 (L) | ||
| 2013 | 3,326 (W) | ||
| 2016 | 4,077 (W) | ||
| 2020 | 3,398 (W) | ||
| 2022 | 3,683 (W) | ||
| 2023 | 3,185 (W) | ||
| 2024 | 3,678 (W) | ||
References
edit- ^ "KUNA : Justice Al-Hammadi announces 1st constituency winners - General - 28/07/2013".
- ^ "الكويت تشكل حكومة مع وزيرين جديدين للنفط والمالية".
- ^ "قبول استقالة العمير والصانع والكندري".
- ^ "Results of 2016 National Assembly Elections | Kuwait Local".
- ^ "كونا : النائب عيسى الكندري يفوز بمنصب نائب رئيس مجلس الامة للفصل التشريعي ال15 - برلمان - 11/12/2016".
- ^ "حكومة "حمائم"". 14 December 2020.
- ^ "كونا : مرسوم بتشكيل الحكومة الجديدة تتضمن 12 وزيرا - حكومة - 01/08/2022".
- ^ "صدور مرسومين بقبول استقالة عيسى الكندري وتعيين الوزير الفارس وزيراً لشؤون مجلس الأمة بالوكالة".
- ^ "KUNA : Winners of the National Assembly elections '22 in the 1st constituency - Parliamentary - 30/09/2022".
- ^ "KUNA : Winners of '23 Nat'l Assembly elections in 1st constituency - Parliamentary - 07/06/2023".
- ^ "Kuwait forms cabinet with new oil, finance and defence ministers".
- ^ "الدائرة الأولى 2024" (in Arabic). Al-Qabas.