Ghazi Hamad Sultan Bin Isa (1941-2007) was a Kuwaiti architect and urban planner who is regarded as one of the key figures in the modernization of Kuwait. He is best known for the waterfront project (including Green Island) which was developed jointly with Sasaki while working for the Ministry of Public Works. Ghazi Sultan is also renowned for his significant contributions to the Arab art movement. In 1969, he founded Sultan Gallery (@sultangallery) with his sister Najat Sultan, and it remains active to this day.
Ghazi’s son, Zahed Sultan (@zahedsultan), recently launched a website and Instagram page (@ghazihamadsultan) to honor his father’s legacy. According to Zahed, both platforms will be updated regularly, as his father’s archive holds a wealth of material to share.
One section of Ghazi Sultan’s website contains photos of Kuwait taken by him in the 1960s. I’ve decided to share these for now and will hopefully post more stuff from his archive in the future, espcially the architectural projects.
If you want to find out more about Ghazi Sultan, or view the photos he took, head over to ghazisultan.com
3 replies on “Kuwait in the 1960s by Ghazi Sultan”
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I came to Kuwait in 94 and apparently things haven’t changed much since 60s. I remember it was normal to barbecue on the balcony and smoke in Sultan Center. People were nice, very welcoming.
I am beginning to think that I if I had a time machine, I would trade all and travel back to 60s and die peacefully by 2015.
I was in the flush of youth when Kuwait was in her prime circa 1976-1980. It is not for no reason, therefore; I continue to be stuck in the past thinking about it – both mine as well as hers’.