"الملف 45/23 I (D 140) الإصلاحات في الكويت" [و‎‎٧‎٥] (٤٥٥/١٦٧)

APPENDIX I. 7 ^
Names and description of the first elected Kuwait Mministrative
Coiancil 1938 # President: Shaikh AMulla as-Salim as-Sutah, C.I.E,
son of a former Buler of Kuwait and cousin of the present Ruler.
Names. Yotes
received.
1. Muhammad "bin Shahin Al-Ghanim, a merchant trading
with India, head of the Al-Ghanim family, which with
other families form the Al-Zayid tribe, of V&naza
origin, whose forebears came to Kuwait with the Subah
family. They number in Kuwait about 2500 persons. 103
2. Shaikh Yusuf "bin Issa, head of the Al-Jina'at family,
originally Sabeans, numbering about 600 persons. He
has an office at Bombay. 100
3. Abdulla bin Hamad Al-Sagur, a landowner and merchant
trading with India, head of the Al-Sagur family, a
branch of the Al-Zayid tribe. The family number about
800 persons. 100
4. Mash*an Al-Khudair, an importer, of the Jl-Khudair and
Al-Khalid families, originally from Nejd, numbering
about 500 persons in Kuwait. 82
5. Sulaiman Al-Adsani, ex Director of the Municipality
and head of the Al-Adsani family which was for 150
years, upto 1930, the hereditary qazi family of Kuwait.
The family number about 300 persons« 77
6. Sayid Ali Sayid Sulaiman, representing the old Say id
Al-Rifa^e family, a decendent of the Brophet f The
family number about 500 persons. Sayid Ali trades with
India. 76
7. Mishari Al-^asan Al-Badur. an owner of large sailing
ships, representing the Al-Badur family of Nejdi origin,
numbering in Kuwait about 500 persons. 62
8. Sultan Al-Kulaib, representing the Al-Kulaib and other
Kuwait families of Nejdi origin of about 300 persons. 62
9., Abdul Latif Al-Thunayyan, a merchant trading with India,
of the Thunayyan family, a branch of Al-Zayid, numbering
about 700 persons. 61
10. Yusuf Saleh Al-Humaidhi, a merchant trading with India,
of the Humaidhi family, originally of the Subai'a tribe
of Nejd, numbering about 500 persons. 59
11. Saleh Al-Othman Al-Rashid, landlord and transport
contractor, representing several Kuwait families of
Nejdi origin, 400 persons. 50
12. Yusuf Al-^arzook, a merchant trading with India,
representing the Al-^arzook, Al-Fozan etc. of Subai'a
tribe of Nejdi origin, numbering about 500 persons in
Kuwait. 45
13. Hamad Al-Marzook, owner of many large sailing shrps,
of the same family as member No. 12. 39
14. Khalid A1-Abdul Latif A1-Hamad, an exporter with a
branch in Aden, representing the Al-Hamad family
originally of ZubaiTo Members of the family in Kuwait
are about 50 persons. 37
The Councils* functions and methods have not yet
been precisely fixed. The electors were the entire assembly
of Kuwait notables, about 150 persons, who voted publicly on
the night of the 29th June 1938, the Shaikh having agreed to
accept a council on the same morning.