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{{Short description|Kuwaiti politician and academic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[National Assembly (Kuwait)]]
| birth_place = [[Kuwait]]
| birth_date = 1945
| native_name = عبدالله النفيسي
| profession = Politician
| image = File:Abdullah_Alnefisi_(cropped).jpg
| nationality = [[Kuwait]]
}}
'''Abdallah Al- Nafisi''' (in Arabic [[:ar:عبد الله النفيسي|عبد_الله_النفيسي]]- Born 1945 in [[Kuwait]] ) is a Kuwaiti politician and academic. He is the son of Fahd Al-Nafisi. He was a member of [[National Assembly (Kuwait)|National Assembly of Kuwait]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 March 2017|title=Interview with Abdullah al-Nafisi|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GknsmBRss7o|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Al Jazeera]] YouTube}}</ref> He's become somewhat of a controversial figure in Kuwait as he is known to be working with and supporting the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 August 2015|title=The rise of pragmatic Islamism in Kuwait’s post-Arab Spring opposition movement|url=http://brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/kuwait_freer-finale.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|publisher=[[Brookings Institution|Brookings]]|page=3|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Education and academia==
He earned his bachelor's degree from the [[American University of Beirut]] in 1967 and a PhD in political science from [[Churchill College, Cambridge|Churchill College at Cambridge University]] in Britain in 1972.<ref name=":0" />

Abdullah Al-Nafisi has worked as a professor of political science and president at College of Political Science of [[Kuwait University]] and at [[Al Ain University]] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=الدكتور عبد الله النفيسي|url=http://dr-khaled.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1236:2017-05-02-05-56-01&catid=35:the-cms&Itemid=59|access-date=3 November 2020|website=dr-khaled.net}}</ref> He has a doctorate in political science from the University of Cambridge. Between 1973 and 1980, he was active as a visiting professor at [[Peking University]], [[Moscow State University]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Cambridge]], [[Stanford University|Stanford]] and the [[University of Exeter]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Nafisi|url=http://www.globalinfluence.world/en/leader/abdullah-bin-fahd-al-nafisi/|access-date=2 November 2020|website=Global Influence|language=en}}</ref>

== Controversy==

=== Comments on terrorists ===
Al-Nafisi has said that four pounds of Anthrax "carried by a guerrilla to transfer it through the tunnels of Mexico to the US can kill 330,000 US citizens in one hour,". In another clip, Al- Nafisi says that what the US calls terrorists "friends" explaining "Why? Because these 'terrorists' are the most pious and honorable people in the world."

On 2 February 2009, he gave a speech which aired on [[Al Jazeera|Al-Jazeera TV]] in which he recommended biological and nuclear attacks on the United States, and in which he praised terrorists like [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]] as "the world's most God-fearing people."<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 July 2020|title=Controversial Kuwaiti figure under fire for glorifying ‘terrorists’|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/07/07/Controversial-Kuwaiti-figure-under-fire-for-glorifying|access-date=20 November 2020|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=النفيسي مستعد للمثول أمام القضاء الكويتي على خلفية "الإساءة للإمارات"|url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2020/1/7/عبد-الله-النفيسي-الكويت-النيابة|access-date=20 November 2020|website=www.aljazeera.net|language=ar}}</ref>

=== Legal problems===
In 2020, Kuwaiti authorities summoned Abdullah Al-Nafisi, for investigation into a charge of "insulting the UAE" on the basis of a tweet he posted in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skyline International: Appalling Prosecution Of A Kuwaiti Academic For A Twitter Message|url=https://skylineforhuman.org/en/news/details/49/appalling-prosecution-of-a-kuwaiti-academic-for-a-twitter-message|access-date=2 November 2020|website=Skyline International|language=en}}</ref> ''Al-Nafisi'' affirmed his keenness to attend without absence or delay in all cases he was brought before the prosecution and the judiciary according to the Kuwaiti press.<ref>{{Cite web|title=النفيسي مستعد للمثول أمام القضاء الكويتي على خلفية "الإساءة للإمارات"|url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2020/1/7/عبد-الله-النفيسي-الكويت-النيابة|access-date=2 November 2020|website=www.aljazeera.net|language=ar}}</ref>

''Al-Nafisi'' said on his Twitter account that on 5 January, he received a decision to arrest and detain him as well as enforce a ban travel in connection with the case brought by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] against him, indicating that he had not received any notice of the case during the period leading up to the last judicial procedure.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=بيان حول الضبط والإحضار ومنع السفر للدكتور|url=https://twitter.com/dralnefisi/status/1214285208599629825|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 November 2020|website=Twitter|language=ar}}</ref>

=== Turkish - Pakistani Joint Request for Jordanian and Iraqi airbases ===

May, 2021 - Abdullah Al-Nafisi provokes an interaction with a tweet in which he claims “a Turkish-Pakistani request to use the bases of Jordan and Iraq in support of the Palestinian resistance.”

Al-Nafisi said in a tweet: “New news about the cease-fire began to leak out and Netanyahu’s acceptance (in haste) to accept a ceasefire .. Turkey and Pakistan asked Jordan and Iraq to use air bases to enter the air force in the fighting in support of the Palestinian resistance .. Biden told the Israelis about this. They hurriedly accepted to stop. “

CNN has contacted the Jordanian and Iraqi authorities in Arabic to obtain comment on these reports, without a response at the time of writing this report.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title= Abdullah Al-Nafisi provokes an interaction with a tweet in which he claims "a Turkish-Pakistani request to use the bases of Jordan and Iraq in support of the Palestinian resistance |url=https://aw-journal.com/abdullah-al-nafisi-provokes-an-interaction-with-a-tweet-in-which-he-claims-a-turkish-pakistani-request-to-use-the-bases-of-jordan-and-iraq-in-support-of-the-palestinian-resistance/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 May 2021|website=Aw Journal|language=en}}</ref>

== Books==
*The role of Shiites in the modern political development of Iraq (PhD. thesis – [[:simple:University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] 1972 – That Al Salasil – Kuwait).
*Conflict in Dhofar (1975, Dar Al-Politics, Kuwait).
*Kuwait, The Other Opinion (1978, Taha House – London).
*Islam Rule (1980 Dar Taha – London).
*Sharia Policy (1980, Taha House – Kuwait).
*Gulf Cooperation Council: The Strategic Framework (1982 Dar Taha – London).
*The Islamic Movement: Gaps in the Road (1986 Dar Al-Rubaian – Kuwait).
*The role of students in political work (1986, the National Union of Kuwaiti Students – Kuwait).
<ref>{{Cite web|title=تحميل جميع مؤلفات وكتب عبد الله النفيسي – فولة بوك|url=https://foulabook.com/ar/author/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A|access-date=2 November 2020|website=foulabook.com|language=ar}}</ref>

== References==

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[[Category:Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge]]
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[[Category:Kuwait University faculty]]
[[Category:Kuwaiti Muslims]]
[[Category:Members of the National Assembly (Kuwait)]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]

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BrandonGreenlee: minor edit

->Dewritech: clean up, typo(s) fixed: Bachelor Degree → bachelor's degree