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ALRAQABA . ISSUE 16
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The State Audit Bureau of Kuwait,
56
Years of
Effective Control Despite Crises
The State Audit Bureau of Kuwait is completing
its 56th year while continuing its effective
control through safeguarding public funds and
protecting the future generations’ fund. It has
been performing this duty in both hard and good
times since its establishment on July 7, 1964.
The Constitution of the State of Kuwait was
promulgated on November 11, 1962, explicitly
providing for the establishment of a commission
for financial control with an independence that is
guaranteed by law. Article No. 151 of the Kuwaiti
Constitution states that “a financial control and
audit commission is to be established by a law,
whichensures its independence. Thecommission
is attached to the National Assembly and assists
the government and the National Assembly in
controlling the collection of the State revenues
and the disbursement of its expenditures
within the limits of the budget. The commission
submits to both the Government and the National
Assembly an annual report on its activities and
its observations.” As an implementation of this
Article, Law No. 30 of the year 1964 was issued
on July 7 to establish the State Audit Bureau of
Kuwait (SAB).
SAB was chaired, respectively, by the late
Humoud Al-Zaid Al-Khaled (1964-1965), the late
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Marzouk (1965-1974),
the late Fajhan Helal Al-Mutairi (1974-1974),
the late Salem Jassim Al-Mudhaf (1975- 1980),
the late Faris Abdulrahman Al-Wogayan (1982-
1995), the late Barrak Khaled Al-Marzouk (1995
-2008), and the late Abdulaziz Youssef Al-Adsani
(2009-2015). Subsequently, Mr. Adel Al-Sarawi
occupied the position of SAB Acting President
from 2015 to 2019.
Decree No. 276 of the year 2019 was issued on
the appointment of Mr. Faisal Al-Shaya as the new
President of the State Audit Bureau of Kuwait.
Alshaya was appointed following a majority vote
by the members of the National Assembly at the
parliamentary session held on Tuesday, October
29, 2019.
The State Audit Bureau:
Purpose of establishment and main
functions
SAB seeks to achieve an effective control over
public funds to protect and guarantee the best
utilization of these funds. SAB also makes sure
that plans and programs achieve their goals and
ends. During practicing its audit mission, SAB is
Subject
