4 November: What Happened On This Day
Poet Abdullah Al-Sinan dies, an Arab prize for the Naeem housing project, and ice hockey gold in Bangkok.
In Kuwait
1984 — Poet Abdullah Al-Sinan Dies
Abdullah Al-Sinan, one of the pioneers of Kuwaiti poetry, died aged 67. His poems and essays drew a vivid picture of Kuwaiti society across the years before oil, through independence and beyond.
1998 — An Arab Award for the Naeem Housing Project
Kuwait won first prize from the Council of Arab Ministers of Housing and Construction for the Naeem housing project in Jahra. Built under the Public Authority for Housing’s fourth five-year plan (1990 to 1995), it holds 2,592 homes.
2000 — A Union for Applied Education Students
The board of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training approved the founding of a general union for students of its colleges and institutes.
2012 — Ahmad Al-Zaben Dies
Ahmad Al-Zaben, former chairman of Kuwait Airways, died aged 66. In April 2003 he had been elected president of a London-based world safety organisation, the first Arab to hold the post since it was founded.
2017 — Ice Hockey Gold in Bangkok
Kuwait’s men’s ice hockey team won the Bangkok international tournament, beating Canada’s Sting 3 to 2 in the final.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), On This Day in Kuwait, 4 November.
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