"Dead" Man Returns to Life... His Real Age Is 66 and the "Kuwaiti" Is 86!

- The issuance of the civil ID in 1986 marked the beginning of a phase linking data among various state entities.

- Some forgery cases that predated the completion of this linkage remained latent for many years before the Citizenship Investigations Department was able to uncover them.

- An individual assumed the identity of a Kuwaiti national born in 1940 and deceased in 1970, obtaining a civil ID number in his name in 1987.

- The information reached the Citizenship Investigations Department via a "special confidential source."

- The Births and Deaths Administration confirmed that the actual individual was deceased, while another person was impersonating him and remained alive, with children of his own.

- Investigators managed to apprehend the suspect, who confessed to holding a Gulf nationality and acknowledged his real name.

- A driver’s license issued by his Gulf country, bearing his real name, age, and nationality, was seized from his possession.

- He was subjected to an age assessment by forensic and medical experts, which confirmed that his biological age did not match his "official" age.

- The suspect was referred to the Public Prosecution, and his citizenship, along with that of all his dependents totaling 20 individuals, was revoked.

The absence of electronic data linkage between government entities in past decades allowed certain citizenship files to remain open, even after the official death of their owners, despite the existence of death certificates and burial permits issued against them. With the introduction of the civil ID in 1986, a phase of data integration among various state entities began. However, some forgery cases that occurred prior to the completion of this linkage remained latent for many years before the Citizenship Investigations Department could uncover them.

In one such case, the Citizenship Investigations Department revealed that an individual had assumed the identity of a Kuwaiti national who died in the early 1970s, obtaining a civil ID number in his name in 1987, more than 17 years after his death. The suspect exploited the lack of linkage at the time between the Citizenship Administration and the Births and Deaths Administration. Consequently, the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification decided to revoke the Kuwaiti citizenship of the individual and all his dependents, totaling 20 people.

According to details of the case explained by security sources familiar with the matter to "Al-Rai," the actual individual was born in 1940 and died on April 26, 1970, at the age of 30. However, another person assumed his identity and name in 1987, creating a civil ID number in his name, taking advantage of the lack of linkage between the Citizenship Administration and the Births and Deaths Administration during that period, noting that this linkage was established after the invasion and liberation.

The sources added that the information reached the Citizenship Investigations Department via a "special confidential source." The Births and Deaths Administration was contacted to verify the death date of the actual individual, providing investigators with the date of death. This confirmed that the real man was deceased, while another person was impersonating him, remaining alive and having children.

It was clarified that the actual individual was born in 1940, while the impersonator was still alive with a "Kuwaiti age" of 86 years, before investigations revealed he held a genuine Gulf identity and was born in 1960, meaning his actual age was only 66 years.

Investigators managed to apprehend the suspect. Upon confrontation, he confessed to holding a Gulf nationality, being born in 1960, and acknowledged his real name. A driver’s license issued by his Gulf country, bearing his real name, age, and nationality, was seized from his possession.

Furthermore, he was subjected to an age assessment by forensic and medical experts (dental examination), where the test confirmed that his biological age did not match his official age recorded in the Kuwaiti file, making it impossible for him to be born in 1940. The result was consistent with the age determined by investigations based on his genuine Gulf identity.

Sources noted that this case file had not undergone DNA fingerprinting tests, and that the entire file remains subject to suspicion and scrutiny. Accordingly, the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Verification decided to revoke the Kuwaiti citizenship of the impersonator and all his dependents, totaling 20 individuals.