Tribe Alawazm

al-awazem is a large Sunni tribe of the Arabian Peninsula

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The Awazem is an influential tribe in Kuwaiti politics. The tribe has an especially strong base in the first electoral district (in the Kuwait City

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 metropolitan area), where it forms about 14% of the voters, and the fifth electoral district (in the south of the country), where it accounts for about 21% of voters.

Six of the fifty elected parliamentarians in the Kuwait National Assembly belong to the Awazem tribe. They are Hussein Nasser Al-Huraiti, Mikhled Al-Azmi

Mikhled Al-Azmi

Mikhled Al-Azmi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1961, Al-Azmi studied geography and worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Azmi...

, Abdullah Al-Fahma

Abdullah Al-Fahma

Abdullah Al-Fahma is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fifth district. Born in 1958, Al-Fahma was elected to the National Assembly in 2003. He is considered an Independent and is on good terms with the royal family. He is a member of the Al-Awazem tribe....

, Fahad Al-Azmi

Fahad Al-Azmi

Fahad Al-Azmi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fifth district. Born in 1954, Al-Azmi worked in the Interior Ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1999. Al-Azmi is considered an Independent and is on good terms with the royal family. He is a member...

, Jabir Al-Azmi

Jabir Al-Azmi

Jabir Al-Azmi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fifth district. Born in 1970, Al-Azmi studied Sharia law and worked in at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006. While political parties are technically illegal in...

, and Marzouq AlـHubaini Al-Azmi.