Bader Al-Mulla

Bader Hamed Al-Mulla is a law professor at Kuwait University and politician who is currently serving as a member of National Assembly since 2019. He also served as minister from 2022 until 2023. Holding multiple ministerial positions including deputy prime minister and Minister of Oil & National Assembly Affairs.

Bader Al-Mulla
بدر الملا
Official portrait, 2022
Member of National Assembly of Kuwait
Assumed office
March 16, 2019
ConstituencySecond District
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
October 16, 2022 – May 8, 2023
MonarchNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Prime MinisterAhmad Al-Nawaf
Minister of Oil
In office
October 16, 2022 – May 8, 2023
Preceded byMohammed Al-Fares
Succeeded bySaad Al-Barrak
Minister of National Assembly Affairs
In office
April 9, 2022 – May 8, 2023
Preceded byAmmar Al-Ajmi
Succeeded byEssa Al-Kandari
Personal details
Born (1971-04-03) April 3, 1971
CitizenshipKuwait
OccupationProfessor — Politician

Education & Early Career

Bader Al-Mulla was born on April 3, 1971, in Kuwait. He got a bachelor's degree on Police Sciences in 1996. He went on later to study law getting his Bachelor's on 2000. Bader got his master's on private law in 2005 and his doctorate on civil law in 2010. He later went on to work as a law professor on Kuwait University.[1] In 2012, he authored a book on ”The legal system of financial markets”.[2]

Political career

Bader Al-Mulla first ran in 2016 election to get a seat in parliament. He got 845 votes in the Second District leading him to the 20th place. He ran again in the 2019 by-election after the constitutional court ruled that Jamaan Al-Harbash’s seat in parliament was deemed vacant. He won that seat getting 4657 votes.[3] In the 2020 election, he got 8th place with almost 2500 votes getting him a seat in parliament.[4] He gained a historic 7285 votes in the 2022 election leading him to first place.[5]

On 16 October 2022, he was appointed in the 41st Cabinet of Kuwait as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil.[6] On 9 April 2023, he got reappointed as Minister in the 42nd Cabinet of Kuwait adding the position of Ministry of National Assembly Affairs in his portfolio.[7] He barely retained his seat in 2023 election getting 2360 votes in tenth place.[8]

Election Results
Election Results
YearVotes polled
2016845 (L)
2019 (by-election)4,657 (W)
20202,483 (W)
20227,285 (W)
20232,360 (W)

References
  1. "معالي/ د. بدر حامد يوسف الملا – Kuwait Investment Authority".
  2. "النظام القانوني لأسواق المال". 14 October 2012.
  3. "KUNA : Bader Al-Mulla wins 2nd constituency in Kuwait's by-elections - Parliamentary - 17/03/2019".
  4. "Kuwait's 2020 Election Results and the New Government".
  5. "Winners of the Kuwait National Assembly elections 2022 in the 2nd constituency - ARAB TIMES - KUWAIT NEWS". 30 September 2022.
  6. "Kuwait appoints new cabinet with Bader al-Mulla as oil minister". 16 October 2022.
  7. "Kuwait names new finance minister in latest cabinet line-up". 10 April 2023.
  8. "KUNA : Winners of '23 Nat'l Assembly elections in 2nd constituency - Parliamentary - 07/06/2023".
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