KUWAIT, Dec 30 : 1961 — The State of Kuwait Constituent Assembly elections were held with the participation of 10,159 out of 11,288 eligible voters, resulting in the election of 20 members representing 10 constituencies.
1979 — Abdullah Al-Roudhan passed away at the age of 69. He was member of the first National Assembly and held several ministerial positions.
1990 — Former Parliament Speaker Khaled Al-Ghunaim passed away at the age of 74.
1997 — The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) announced that an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, shook Al-Rideefa, 50 kilometers southwest of Kuwait City.
2012 — Kuwaiti Dr. Abdullah Al-Mhareb was elected as the new Director General of Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) during its General Congress held in Tunisia.
2020 — The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced the operation of a hydrogen naphtha treatment unit at Mina Abdullah Refinery. This was one of the units of the Clean Fuel Project. — AFP
