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Essa Al-Kandari

Politician

Essa Al-Kandari is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Essa Al-Kandari · عيسى الكندري · عیسی الکندری				[sources]
Alias	Esaa Ahmad Muhammad Hassan Al-Kindiri · Mr. Esaa Ahmad Muhammad Hassan Al-Kindiri				[sources]
Birth date	1963				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Kuwait				[sources]
Citizenship	Kuwait				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q54875312				[sources]
Position	Kuwait Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (2021-2022) · Minister of Social Affairs (2020-2021) · Minister of State For National Assembly Affairs (2022-2022) · Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Urban Development (2022-2022) · Minister of State for National Assembly				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician in Kuwait

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Social Affairs	2020-12-14	2021-03-02

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,131

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US CIA World Leaders11,021

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,018

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Source data IDs: us-cia-kuwait-essa-ahmad-muhammad-hassan-al-kandari-min-of-state-for-housing-urban-development · us-cia-kuwait-essa-ahmad-muhammad-hassan-al-kandari-min-of-state-for-national-assembly-affairs · us-cia-kuwait-essa-al-kandari-minister-of-state-for-national-assembly

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