50 years of creativity…the passing of Kuwaiti artist Abdulaziz Al-Haddad | art

Kuwaiti artist and director Abdulaziz Al-Haddad died today at the age of 75, after a struggle with illness that lasted several months following a stroke in April 2024, which led to him entering a complete coma.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information and Culture mourned the late artist in an official statement, as the Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, along with leaders and workers in the ministry, offered their condolences to the artist’s family and fans. The statement praised his artistic career, which enriched the cultural scene in Kuwait and the Arab world with his generosity and creativity, and the Arab Theater Authority also mourned him.

The Ministry of Information and Culture mourns the distinguished artist and director Abdulaziz Al-Haddad, who passed away today, Thursday, after a career full of giving and creativity in the field of media and art.

– I conveyed the condolences of Minister Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi and all the leaders and employees of the ministry to the family of the deceased.#Ministry_of_Information_Kuwait pic.twitter.com/ldJOkIYlQ5

— MOI – Ministry of Information (@MOInformation) January 2, 2025

A journey full of creativity

Abdul Aziz Al-Haddad was born in the 1950s to a family that loved art, and began his artistic career at an early age, as he participated in his first theatrical work entitled “Her Luck Breaks the Rock” in 1963, when he was 13 years old. Despite his great passion for art, he insisted on completing his academic studies and graduated from the College of Engineering in 1977, combining academic life with artistic professionalism.

Al-Haddad was distinguished by his multi-talented talents, as he experimented with acting, writing, and directing, and presented many prominent works in theater and television. Among his most prominent directorial works are the plays “Fadwa for You,” “The Beautiful Princess,” “Dafasha,” “In the Occupation Trench,” and “Samba’s Birthday.” He also directed the TV evening “Family Eid” and the radio series “Umm Matih Madawi.”

As for writing, he wrote plays such as “The Blind and the Love” and “Wanasa,” in addition to the movie “Aziza.”

Over the course of more than 5 decades, Al-Haddad participated as an actor in a large number of works. He presented on stage “The Lost Family” and “Ikara,” and participated in the films “Adnan,” “The American” and “Hama.”

In television dramas, he also presented “Luck and Millions,” “The Lost Sword,” “As Much as Souls Can Hold,” “Light of My Eyes,” “Without Identity,” “The Heirs,” “High Heels,” “Wadeema,” and “Five Sisters.” “The One Who Doesn’t Come First”, “Stuck”, and his most prominent work is his portrayal of the character Hilal Al-Mutairi in the series “Lion of the Island”, directed by Basil Al-Khatib, which is a historical series that dealt with the period of the rule of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah between 1986 and And 1915, and the important historical events of that period, and his last appearance on screen was in 2023 with his participation in the series “Jabriya: The Journey 2023.”

With the passing of Abdulaziz Al-Haddad, the Kuwaiti artistic community lost one of the most prominent signs of theater and drama in the Arab world, which maintained its position over an extended journey that began in the 1960s and continued into the new millennium, leaving a diverse artistic legacy.