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Suleiman Abdul Majid Abu Ghosh was a Kuwaiti doctor, educator, and politician of Palestinian origin, originally from the village of Abu Ghosh in the Jerusalem district. He arrived in Kuwait in 1938 as part of a delegation of Palestinian teachers invited by the Director of Education, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He worked as a teacher of Arabic, Mathematics, and English, and was later appointed principal of both the Eastern and Tribal Schools. He also contributed to developing educational curricula for all academic levels.
Among his students were many prominent sheikhs, officials, and senior figures in the Kuwaiti state, including the late Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the late Emir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, and His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
In 1954, he took charge of the Kuwait Arabic School in Pakistan, where he served for an extended period. He later became Director of the Kuwait Educational Office in the United Arab Emirates, founding and supervising the schools established by the Kuwaiti government there.
Dr. Abu Ghosh was among the first Kuwaitis to earn a PhD in Psychology and Sociology from an Indian university, in addition to holding a Master’s degree in Philosophy. He authored numerous reports and articles addressing the development of Kuwaiti society and the country’s progress following the discovery of oil. Reflecting his deep love and pride in the Arabic language, he wrote a book titled "Ten Thousand English Words of Arabic Origin," published in 1977.
Following Kuwait’s independence in 1961, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a diplomatic advisor and was responsible for opening the Kuwaiti Embassy in Jordan that same year. He served in various Kuwaiti embassies in Jordan, India, Pakistan, and Zaire, leaving a significant mark on the development of Kuwait’s international relations.
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