Kuwait tightens rules on family names, limits use of ‘Al-’ to legal cases

In a step aimed at safeguarding legal identity and preventing the misuse of lineage, Kuwait’s new law regulating lineage claims and name corrections has introduced strict controls on the use of the definite article “Al-” in family names. Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait stated that adding “Al-” to the names of fathers or grandfathers, effectively … The post Kuwait tightens rules on family names, limits use of ‘Al-’ to legal cases appeared first on Times Kuwait .

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