9 November: What Happened On This Day

In Kuwait

1964 — Kuwait’s Supreme Defence Council Is Formed

A Supreme Defence Council was set up under the Prime Minister, with seven ministers, the head of the National Guard and the Chief of the General Staff as its members.

2001 — Director Hussein Al-Saleh Dies

Artist Hussein Al-Saleh died aged 64. He was one of the pioneers of stage and television directing in Kuwait and a founder of its independent theatre movement.

2012 — Former Attorney General Mohammed Al-Banai Dies

Counsellor Mohammed Al-Banai died aged 69, after serving for many years as Kuwait’s Attorney General and helping to build the standing and authority of its courts.

2014 — A GCC Taekwondo Title

Kuwait’s national team won the fifth GCC Taekwondo Championship, held in Bahrain.

2017 — The Arab Seat at UNESCO’s Statistics Institute

Kuwait won a place on the governing board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, taking the only seat reserved for the Arab group.

2018 — 111 mm of Rain in Six Hours

Heavy rain dropped 111 mm on Kuwait in about six hours, against a whole-year average of 115 mm. One person was swept away by floodwater and died, and roads, bridges and homes were damaged.

2022 — The First Woman to Lead KUNA

A decree named Dr Fatima Saud Al-Salem Director General of the Kuwait News Agency at undersecretary rank, the first woman to hold the post anywhere in the GCC.

Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), On This Day in Kuwait, 9 November.