This Day in Kuwait History
A record of diverse historical events in Kuwait covering health, education, sports, and the economy.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- On October 2:
1981: Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee by unanimous vote of the nine members of the Committee’s Executive Board.
1982: The Kuwait Cancer Control Center began providing its services specializing in the treatment of cancer patients.
1994: Kuwait Airways Company launched the first production of its machinery and equipment development and maintenance project under the name “Made in Kuwait.”
1999: Kuwait won the first gold award for Arabic radio drama at the Tunis Festival of the Arab Radio and Television Union for the program “Stars of the Summit,” while it won the bronze award for the program “Radio Reportage.”
2001: The first elections for the Union of Students and Trainees at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training were held, with 17,596 students participating.
2003: The Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Marine Protected Area was inaugurated, covering a total area of 2,400 square meters.
2005: The British bank HSBC Middle East Limited opened a branch in Kuwait, becoming the first foreign bank to open a branch in the country.
2005: Kuwait’s Amir, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, issued Decree No. 250 of 2005 establishing the National Committee for Drug Prevention to assist relevant ministries and official bodies in formulating general policy, coordinating, and organizing official and civil efforts in this field.
2013: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development signed a loan agreement with Egypt worth 30 million Kuwaiti dinars to contribute to financing the development of the railway line (Benna – Zagazig – Ismailia – Port Said).
2019: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research announced that its Energy and Building Research Center had obtained a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a physical method of vaporizing stainless steel and using it as a coating for metallic surfaces.
2022: Middle and secondary school students began the 2022/2023 academic year with full-time attendance, without the health conditions imposed by the novel coronavirus pandemic two years prior.
2022: The Ministry of Health issued a decision to establish a Crisis Management Center to address the repercussions of major health crises and disasters.
2023: Kuwait University announced that its Faculty of Medicine had received full academic accreditation from the Training and Education for Physicians in Arab Countries Development Association (TEPDAD), recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education as an accrediting body for medical education.
2025: Kuwait entered the Guinness World Records for performing the world’s longest transcontinental robotic surgery, spanning a distance of 12,134.92 kilometers between Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait and Cruz Vermelha Hospital in Brazil. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.
