Nabil Al Awadi
Born (1970-02-07) 7 February 1970 (age 54)
NationalityKuwaiti
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1990s–present
Known forhis lectures, books, TV

Nabil Al-Awadi (Arabic: نبيل العوضي; born 7 February 1970) is a Kuwaiti writer, humanitarian, television presenter, university professor, journalist, orator, and he is a Muslim scholar.[citation needed] He had his bachelor's degree in education from the Kuwait University.[1] He traveled to UK to pursue his post-graduate studies and he earned a master's degree in education.[1][where?]

Until February 2013 he was director of the independent Al-Birr Primary School in Birmingham, England.[2]

TV and social media

He made hundreds of series or lectures on different TV channels, such as Iqraa TV, Alrai TV.

Part of his TV Series:[3]

Social media

On Twitter he has over 11.1 million followers.[5] And over one million subscribers on YouTube.[6]

Temporary revocation of citizenship

In August 2014 Kuwait revoked his citizenship temporarily for "security reasons", based on article 13 of the Kuwaiti citizenship law.[7][8] Andrew Gilligan, of the Sunday Telegraph, suggested the revocation was because Al Awadi was a "terror funder".[2] Citizenship was reinstated in 2018.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nabil Al Awadi – نبيل العوضي – Dourous on Assabile". assabile.com.
  2. ^ a b Gilligan, Andrew (6 September 2014). "How our allies in Kuwait and Qatar funded Islamic State". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ Nabil Al Awadi TV Series
  4. ^ Are they equal
  5. ^ "نبيل علي العوضي (@NabilAlawadhy) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ "الشيخ نبيل العوضي". YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ Kuwait revokes citizenship of prominent Muslim cleric
  8. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nationality Law, 1959". Refworld. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kuwait reinstates revoked citizenships". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.