Pakistanis in Kuwait

Pakistanis in Kuwait

Total population
(100,000 - 130,000)
Regions with significant populations
Kuwait City  · Khaitan  · Salmiya  · Jaleeb al shoyoukh  · Farwaniya  · Mangaf
Languages
Urdu  · Sindhi  · Punjabi  · Arabic  · English
Religion
Islam

Pakistanis in Kuwait comprise Pakistani people who have migrated to Kuwait and their locally born descendants.

Numbers

The Overseas Pakistanis Foundation estimates the population of Pakistanis in Kuwait to be around 130,000. The former Pakistani chargé d'affaires in Kuwait has given a higher estimate of 150,000 in 2009.^[1]

Education

There are a number of Pakistani schools in Kuwait few of them are listed below

1. Pakistan school and college Salmiya Kuwait which is the oldest school in Kuwait.
2. Pakistan English School & College, Jaleeb 3. Mangaf Pakistan School in Mangaf.
4. Gulf Pakistan English School.
5. New Pakistan International School.
6. International School of Pakistan, Kuwait.
7. Pakistan Academy School,Ahmadi- Kuwait.
8. Al Hadaf Al Munir Pakistan School, Mangaf- Kuwait.

Notable people

• Ubed Arain, CEO & MD, Gulf Consult
• Sara Loren
• Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
• Ramzi Yousef
• Faizan R. Cheema
• Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti
• Malik Riaz ul Haq
• Rana Munir
• Sajjad Naveed

References

1. Al-Qarari, Hussein (2009-03-29). "Pakistanis celebrate National Day in Kuwait". Kuwait Times. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

External links

• Pakistanis in Kuwait.com, A Community web Portal.
• HalaPakistan.com, a portal site for Pakistanis in Kuwait
• UrduKuwait, Kuwait's first online Urdu Newspaper
• Pakistan Business Forum Kuwait
• HirePakistani.info, An exclusive Job Portal For Pakistanis in Kuwait & Gulf
• PEFK.org, An exclusive Job Portal For Pakistanis in Kuwait.