About Nabil Al Awadi
Sheikh Nabil Al Awadi (Nabil Ali Mohammed al-Awadi), born in Kuwait in 1970, is a Kuwaiti preacher and academic with a doctorate in education. A volunteer imam and preacher with Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf since 1990, he is known across the Gulf for his programmes of Quranic and prophetic stories, and is one of the most-followed preachers on social media, with more than ten million followers on X.
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Education and career
He holds a bachelor's degree in education (mathematics) from Kuwait University and earned a master's and a doctorate in curriculum and teaching methods in the United Kingdom. He went on to teach at Kuwait's College of Basic Education and served as a family counselling expert for the Ministry of Justice. He also headed the preaching department of the Islamic Awareness Committee, chairs the Tariq al-Iman charitable foundation, and has written columns for Kuwaiti and Qatari newspapers.
Preaching and television
He began preaching in 1990 and became known for his accessible storytelling style. On channels such as Al-Watan, Al-Resalah and MBC he has presented programmes including Qabasat Imaniyya, Arwa' al-Qasas (The Finest Stories), series on the stories of the prophets and on the life of the Prophet ﷺ as told in the Quran, as well as Zawaya on Al-Watan. He was strongly influenced by the Saudi scholar Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin.
Nationality
Born in Kuwait, he obtained Kuwaiti nationality in 1998 through his mother. It was withdrawn in August 2014, restored by decree in October 2018, and withdrawn again in April 2025 as part of a sweeping review of naturalisations in Kuwait.
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- Kuwait
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