Hassan Jawhar
Kuwaiti politician
Hasan Johar (born 1960) is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. He is a Kuwaiti of Iranian descent.
Johar obtained at PhD in political science from Florida State University and worked as a professor at Kuwait University before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996.
Support of citizenship for bidun
On December 4, 2008, Johar, Musallam Al-Barrak, Marzouq Al-Hubaini, Ali Al-Deqbasi, and Abdullah Al-Barghash submitted a draft law calling for the granting of Kuwaiti citizenship to all bidun (stateless) residents in the country. The bill proposes that citizenship be granted to all bidun who were included in the 1965 census and who have no criminal record. The new draft law differs from previous bills as it does not impose any restrictions on the naturalization of bidun and does not set a ceiling for the number of bidun that can be granted citizenship. They also suggested that the families of individuals who have died in service to the country be naturalized.
In addition, the lawmakers affirmed their belief that the families of POWs and the children of those who were martyred during the invasion be granted citizenship. The latest statistics reveal that more than 80,000 bidun currently reside in Kuwait.
Opposition to changes to textbooks
Amid rumors that the Kuwaiti government was going to change its textbooks to remove possible references to religion and extremism, Johar said, "I hope the government will not bow to external blackmail and threats ...
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