NCCAL dissolves Popular Theater Troupe Board of Directors in Kuwait over legal breaches
The board will convene a regular general assembly to elect a new board of directors under the association's bylaws.
The appointed interim board of directors includes:
- Chairman: Manal Al-Baghdadi (from the Ministry of Information)
- Secretary: Abdul Razzaq Al-Enezi (from the Kuwait Society of Lawyers)
- Financial Director: Hanan Al- Rubaian (from the Ministry of Finance)
- Administrative Director: Talal Al- Osaimi (Specialist)
- Public Relations Director: Jassim Al-Nabhan (Founding artist) The decision also requires the dissolved board to hand over all papers, documents, funds, trusts, and seals in their possession, documented through official delivery records, within three days of the dissolution decision.
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