Mikhled Rashid Saad Gharib Al-Azmi ( Arabic: مخلد راشد سعد غريب العازمي) is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly representing the first district. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Azmi affiliates with Islamist deputies.
Sharia draft bill
On July 10, 2001, Al-Azmi and Waleed Al-Tabtabaie presented a draft bill to amend Kuwait's penal code to meet Islamic sharia law. [1]
Protest against Israeli attacks
On December 28, 2008, al-Azmi with fellow Kuwaiti lawmakers Musallam Al-Barrak, Marzouq Al-Ghanim, Jamaan Al-Harbash, Ahmed Al-Mulaifi, Mohammad Hayef Al-Mutairi, Ahmed Al-Sadoun, Nasser Al-Sane, and Waleed Al-Tabtabaie protested in front of the National Assembly building against attacks by Israel on Gaza. Protesters burned Israeli flags, waved banners reading, "No to hunger, no to submission" and chanted " Allahu Akbar". Israel launched air strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip on December 26 after a six-month ceasefire ended on December 18. [2][ dead link]
References
- ^ Fouad, Ashraf (July 10, 2001). ""Kuwait MPs push for Islamic penal code"". World-Wide Religious News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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