Jassem Al-Kharafi

Jassem Al-Kharafi, (Arabic:جاسم محمد عبدالمحسن الخرافي ), born in 1940, is the current speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly. He is a member of the influential and wealthy Al Kharafi family. His brother Nasser is member of Forbes list of richest men in the World. He is regarded as moderate pro-government [http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/families.htm#81] . Nevertheless, recently he criticised the ruling Al-Sabah family for his dissension. In July 2006, he denounced vigorously the Israeli attacks on Lebanon saying that it'll "turn us all into terrorists" [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16444] .

External links

* [http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/DataPage53.htm Kharafi parliament's profile]
* [http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=8875 A 2003 Interview]
* [http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1373 We Are Grateful to the U.S. for Liberating Kuwait but the Americans Are Patronizing] aired on Al-Majd TV on 21 January 2007