Jump to content

Abdulghaphor Hajjieh: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Removing link(s) undefined (XFDcloser)
Ahbenayan (talk | contribs)
117 edits
added current education.
Line 10: Line 10:
| occupation = [[Economist]], [[Politician]]
| occupation = [[Economist]], [[Politician]]
| party = [[Kuwait Democratic Forum]] (2008–present)
| party = [[Kuwait Democratic Forum]] (2008–present)
| nationality = Kuwaiti
| education = [[Kuwait University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])
| education = [[Kuwait University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])
[[University of Kansas]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| parents =
| parents =
}}
}}


'''Abdulghaphor Hajjieh''' ({{lang-ar| عبدالغفور حاجيه}}, born 15 March 1988) is an economist,<ref>{{Cite web |title=يصل إلى 100%.. ما أهمية توطين قطاع الترفيه في السعودية؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9/%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-100-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=سوق ملياري آخذ بالتوسع.. كيف يهتم الخليجيون بالساعات الفاخرة؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B0-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9-%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=جدل حول تثبيت الأسعار.. هل تشهد الكويت موجة غلاء جديدة؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref> politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-17 |title=Government lacks real program by which it can operate: Kuwait Democratic Forum |url=https://www.kuwaittimes.com/government-lacks-real-program-by-which-it-can-operate-kuwait-democratic-forum/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Kuwait Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and former student leader<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة "الوسط": ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها – جريدة الطليعة |url=https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524212925/https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |archive-date=2022-05-24 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية}}</ref> from Kuwait. He is a former Vice President of the [[Youth Association of Kuwait]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2016 |title=رابطة الشباب الكويتي: تعديلات جوهرية على لائحة البعثات |url=http://altaleea.com/?p=16820 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية}}</ref> current board secretary of [[Kuwait Democratic Forum]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=حاجيه: ضرورة إعادة هيكلة الاقتصاد المحلي |url=https://www.kuwaitnews.com/29093 |website=Kuwait News}}</ref>
'''Abdulghaphor Hajjieh''' ({{lang-ar| عبدالغفور حاجيه}}, born 15 March 1988) is an economist,<ref>{{Cite web |title=يصل إلى 100%.. ما أهمية توطين قطاع الترفيه في السعودية؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9/%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-100-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=سوق ملياري آخذ بالتوسع.. كيف يهتم الخليجيون بالساعات الفاخرة؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B0-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9-%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=جدل حول تثبيت الأسعار.. هل تشهد الكويت موجة غلاء جديدة؟ |url=https://alkhaleejonline.net/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%AB%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9%D8%9F |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=الخليج أونلاين |language=ar}}</ref> politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-17 |title=Government lacks real program by which it can operate: Kuwait Democratic Forum |url=https://www.kuwaittimes.com/government-lacks-real-program-by-which-it-can-operate-kuwait-democratic-forum/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Kuwait Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and former student leader<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة "الوسط": ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها – جريدة الطليعة |url=https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524212925/https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |archive-date=2022-05-24 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية}}</ref> from Kuwait. He is a former Vice President of the [[Youth Association of Kuwait]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2016 |title=رابطة الشباب الكويتي: تعديلات جوهرية على لائحة البعثات |url=http://altaleea.com/?p=16820 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية}}</ref> former board secretary of [[Kuwait Democratic Forum]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=حاجيه: ضرورة إعادة هيكلة الاقتصاد المحلي |url=https://www.kuwaitnews.com/29093 |website=Kuwait News}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Line 22: Line 24:


He was accepted in [[Kuwait University]] in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |last=خليفة |first=آلاء |date=September 3, 2009 |title=الرفاعي قبول 370 طالبا من المحولين وغير الكويتيين وخريجي الإنجليزية في الجامعة |url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/64789 |website=جريدة الأنباء الكويتية}}</ref> where he majored in [[Economics]], graduating [[Summa Cum Laude]] in 2014. At KU, he was elected the president of the Dean’s List Council, a prestigious student organization that represents the interests of honor students;<ref>{{Cite web |title=فرح عبدالجادر: إيجاد أجواء تنافسية بين الطلبة وتشجيع التفوق |url=http://alwatan.kuwait.tt/articledetails.aspx?id=414743&yearquarter=20151 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=جريدة الوطن الكويتية}}</ref> the treasurer of the Democratic Circle Ticket, a left-leaning student organization;<ref>https://s3.amazonaws.com/q8software/kun_3_2_1_2014-01-23_a5b6af6cd.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=May 2022}}</ref> and started Kuwait University’s first online streaming radio, named the Voice of CBA ({{Lang-ar|إذاعة صوت الإدارية}}). Simultaneously, he worked at [[Al Qabas|Al Qabas Newspaper]] and Al Taleea Newspaper, and was chosen to intern at the [[United States Department of State|US Department of State]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=taleea |date=2013-12-17 |title=في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة «الوسط»: ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها |url=https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية |language=ar}}</ref>
He was accepted in [[Kuwait University]] in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |last=خليفة |first=آلاء |date=September 3, 2009 |title=الرفاعي قبول 370 طالبا من المحولين وغير الكويتيين وخريجي الإنجليزية في الجامعة |url=https://www.alanba.com.kw/64789 |website=جريدة الأنباء الكويتية}}</ref> where he majored in [[Economics]], graduating [[Summa Cum Laude]] in 2014. At KU, he was elected the president of the Dean’s List Council, a prestigious student organization that represents the interests of honor students;<ref>{{Cite web |title=فرح عبدالجادر: إيجاد أجواء تنافسية بين الطلبة وتشجيع التفوق |url=http://alwatan.kuwait.tt/articledetails.aspx?id=414743&yearquarter=20151 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=جريدة الوطن الكويتية}}</ref> the treasurer of the Democratic Circle Ticket, a left-leaning student organization;<ref>https://s3.amazonaws.com/q8software/kun_3_2_1_2014-01-23_a5b6af6cd.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=May 2022}}</ref> and started Kuwait University’s first online streaming radio, named the Voice of CBA ({{Lang-ar|إذاعة صوت الإدارية}}). Simultaneously, he worked at [[Al Qabas|Al Qabas Newspaper]] and Al Taleea Newspaper, and was chosen to intern at the [[United States Department of State|US Department of State]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=taleea |date=2013-12-17 |title=في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة «الوسط»: ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها |url=https://altaleea.com/?p=2465 |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=جريدة الطليعة الكويتية |language=ar}}</ref>

Abdulghaphor through a scholarship from Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research is currently doing a graduate degree in economics at the [[University of Kansas]], where he was chosen to lead the prestigious Economics Graduate Student Organization. He also is a National Union of Kuwaiti Students representative in the state of [[Kansas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economics Graduate Student Organization Reestablished |url=https://economics.ku.edu/economics-graduate-student-organization-reestablished |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=economics.ku.edu |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Line 32: Line 36:


=== Kuwait Democratic Forum ===
=== Kuwait Democratic Forum ===
Abdulghaphor was recruited by [[Ali Hussain Al-Awadhi]] to join the Democratic Forum after representing the Youth Association of Kuwait in multiple events. In 2019,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=العوضي أميناً عاماً للمنبر الديمقراطي.. والخيران رئيساً للجنة المركزية |url=https://www.aljarida.com/articles/1557763120765363300/ |website=جريدة الجريدة الكويتية}}</ref> he was elected as a board member for the Forum and was later re-elected to the board and promoted to board secretary in 2020.<ref name=":0" />
Abdulghaphor was recruited by [[Ali Hussain Al-Awadhi]] to join the Democratic Forum after representing the Youth Association of Kuwait in multiple events. In 2019,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=العوضي أميناً عاماً للمنبر الديمقراطي.. والخيران رئيساً للجنة المركزية |url=https://www.aljarida.com/articles/1557763120765363300/ |website=جريدة الجريدة الكويتية}}</ref> he was elected as a board member for the Forum and was later re-elected to the board and promoted to board secretary in 2020 where he served till 2022.<ref name=":0" />


He was a fixture of the Forum's [[Political campaign|electoral campaigns]], working for [[Mohammed Al-Abduljader|Mohammed Al-Abduljader’s]] in [[2008 Kuwaiti general election|2008]], [[Abdullah Al-Nibari|Abdullah Al-Naibari]] in [[2009 Kuwaiti general election|2009]], Mohammed Al-Abduljader in 2012 and 2013.
He was a fixture of the Forum's [[Political campaign|electoral campaigns]], working for [[Mohammed Al-Abduljader|Mohammed Al-Abduljader’s]] in [[2008 Kuwaiti general election|2008]], [[Abdullah Al-Nibari|Abdullah Al-Naibari]] in [[2009 Kuwaiti general election|2009]], Mohammed Al-Abduljader in 2012 and 2013.

Revision as of 22:13, 1 November 2022

Abdulghaphor Hajjieh
عبدالغفور حاجيه
Born (1988-03-15) 15 March 1988 (age 36)
Salmiya, Kuwait
NationalityKuwaiti
EducationKuwait University (BSc) University of Kansas (MA)
Occupation(s)Economist, Politician
Political partyKuwait Democratic Forum (2008–present)

Abdulghaphor Hajjieh (Arabic: عبدالغفور حاجيه, born 15 March 1988) is an economist,[1][2][3] politician[4] and former student leader[5] from Kuwait. He is a former Vice President of the Youth Association of Kuwait,[6] former board secretary of Kuwait Democratic Forum.[7]

Early life and education

Hajjieh was born on March 15, 1988 in Salmiya, the third child of Mohammed Hajjieh Asirri (Arabic: محمد حاجيه أسيري). He attended Khaled Saud Al Zaid High School, where he majored in science and graduated in 2005.[8] At High School, he volunteered for the Democratic Circle Ticket which ran for student council, and through it he was recruited to later join that student organization at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training and Kuwait University.

After high school, Abdulghaphor enrolled in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, studying accounting and graduating with honors. At the PAAET, he helped re-establish the Democratic Circle Ticket there, helping it run for the board of the General Union of Students and Trainees, and thereafter being elected as to secretary of it.

He was accepted in Kuwait University in 2009,[9] where he majored in Economics, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2014. At KU, he was elected the president of the Dean’s List Council, a prestigious student organization that represents the interests of honor students;[10] the treasurer of the Democratic Circle Ticket, a left-leaning student organization;[11] and started Kuwait University’s first online streaming radio, named the Voice of CBA (Arabic: إذاعة صوت الإدارية). Simultaneously, he worked at Al Qabas Newspaper and Al Taleea Newspaper, and was chosen to intern at the US Department of State.[12]

Abdulghaphor through a scholarship from Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research is currently doing a graduate degree in economics at the University of Kansas, where he was chosen to lead the prestigious Economics Graduate Student Organization. He also is a National Union of Kuwaiti Students representative in the state of Kansas.[13]

Career

Hajjieh joined at the International Monetary Fund after graduating, working as a Research Assistant and Course Administrator at their regional office in Kuwait,[14] then moved to the private sector to work as an Investor Relations Manager at Safat Investments.[15] Thereafter, he was recruited to join the Techno-Economic Division at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.[16]

Abdulghaphor also wrote column for Al Qabas Newspaper,[17] commenting on economic and policy developments in Kuwait, and later at Al Anba Newspaper.[18]

Community Participation and Activism

Abdulghaphor Hajjieh joined multiple liberal and left-leaning organizations in Kuwait in addition to Kuwait Graduate Society and Kuwait Economic Society.

Kuwait Democratic Forum

Abdulghaphor was recruited by Ali Hussain Al-Awadhi to join the Democratic Forum after representing the Youth Association of Kuwait in multiple events. In 2019,[19] he was elected as a board member for the Forum and was later re-elected to the board and promoted to board secretary in 2020 where he served till 2022.[7]

He was a fixture of the Forum's electoral campaigns, working for Mohammed Al-Abduljader’s in 2008, Abdullah Al-Naibari in 2009, Mohammed Al-Abduljader in 2012 and 2013.

Youth Association of Kuwait

Hajjieh joined the National Democratic Youth Association in 2007, which later became the Youth Association of Kuwait in 2010, an affiliate of the Democratic Forum. He represented the Association at Kuwait Civil Alliance in 2014, and helped issue a Universal Periodic Review document that was discussed at the United Nations Human Rights Council.[20]

Also, in 2014 he spearheaded a campaign that successfully lobbied the Kuwaiti Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Social Works to issue a regulatory framework that gives volunteer organizations legal status.[21][22] In 2015, the Association was granted legal status under Kuwaiti law and he was elected as treasurer of the newly formed legal entity. In 2017 he was elected to Vice President of the Youth Association of Kuwait, however he quit soon after to pursue a political career in the Democratic Forum of Kuwait.[19]

National Youth Project

Abdulghaphor was requested by a senior government official in 2019 to participate in the Amiri Diwan's National Youth Project as quasi-representative of young leftists, where he participated in discussions that culminated in issuing the Youth Policy Manual.[23] He also participated in the Diwan's Kuwait Nudgeathon competition of which he won.[24]

References

  1. ^ "يصل إلى 100%.. ما أهمية توطين قطاع الترفيه في السعودية؟". الخليج أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. ^ "سوق ملياري آخذ بالتوسع.. كيف يهتم الخليجيون بالساعات الفاخرة؟". الخليج أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. ^ "جدل حول تثبيت الأسعار.. هل تشهد الكويت موجة غلاء جديدة؟". الخليج أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. ^ "Government lacks real program by which it can operate: Kuwait Democratic Forum". Kuwait Times. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  5. ^ "في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة "الوسط": ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها – جريدة الطليعة". جريدة الطليعة الكويتية. 2022-05-24. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. ^ "رابطة الشباب الكويتي: تعديلات جوهرية على لائحة البعثات". جريدة الطليعة الكويتية. March 3, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "حاجيه: ضرورة إعادة هيكلة الاقتصاد المحلي". Kuwait News. 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "للفصل الدراسي الأول وبنسبة نجاح 85.91 في المائة ِِِِِِِِِِِِ 988 طالبا وطالبة تخرجوا في المقررات .. الإمتحانات المؤجلة". جريدة القبس الكويتية.
  9. ^ خليفة, آلاء (September 3, 2009). "الرفاعي قبول 370 طالبا من المحولين وغير الكويتيين وخريجي الإنجليزية في الجامعة". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية.
  10. ^ "فرح عبدالجادر: إيجاد أجواء تنافسية بين الطلبة وتشجيع التفوق". جريدة الوطن الكويتية. Retrieved 2022-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/q8software/kun_3_2_1_2014-01-23_a5b6af6cd.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ taleea (2013-12-17). "في الذكرى الـ 39 لتأسيس قائمة «الوسط»: ستبقى شعلة التيار الوطني داخل أسوار الجامعة وخارجها". جريدة الطليعة الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  13. ^ "Economics Graduate Student Organization Reestablished". economics.ku.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  14. ^ "Second CEF Newsletter". International Monetary Fund - Center for Economics and Finance.
  15. ^ https://storage.kuwaittimes.com/pdf/2018/jun/07/p05.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  16. ^ "CP November 2018 by CPmagazine - Issuu". ISSUU - CP Magazine.
  17. ^ "جريدة القبس - صفحة مقالات عبدالغفور حاجيه". جريدة القبس الكويتية.
  18. ^ "جريدة الأنباء - صفحة مقالات عبدالغفور حاجيه". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  19. ^ a b "العوضي أميناً عاماً للمنبر الديمقراطي.. والخيران رئيساً للجنة المركزية". جريدة الجريدة الكويتية.
  20. ^ "التحالف المدني الكويتي التقرير المقدم لمجلس حقوق الإنسان في جنيف يضم 28 قضية". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  21. ^ "لائحة جديدة لتنظيم العمل التطوعي في «الرعاية الاجتماعية»". جريدة الجريدة الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  22. ^ "وزارة الشباب ورابطة الشباب الكويتي تبحثات سبل التعاون". جريدة الوطن الكويتية. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  23. ^ "بالفيديو معرفي وبهبهاني عرضا تجربة كودد الرائدة بحوار الشباب وكفو". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  24. ^ "إعلان فائزي مسابقة نجاثون المشروع الوطني للشباب". وكالة الأنباء الكويتية.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abdulghaphor_Hajjieh&oldid=1119495663"