In press statements on the occasion of the 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of the issuance of the constitution, Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ali said that Kuwaitis, leadership and people, have accepted the constitution as basis for cooperation to build Kuwait’s modern state.
“The Constitution articles, in general, have written to consolidate the foundations and principles of Kuwait since its inception,” he said. He pointed out that Kuwaitis, since their early history, have been embracing consultation, democracy and popular participation as principle for life and joint action.
These principles have been approved and developed into constitutional articles in Kuwait’s constitution, he said.
Kuwait’s constitution was issued on November 11, 1962 by a decree from the then-Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the 11th ruler of Kuwait.
“The Constitution have greatly contributed to the building of the modern state of Kuwait, and moved the society for the stage of tribalism and sectarianism to the stage of the state of law and institutions,” he added.
