Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman

Who was Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman?

Abdullah Abdul Latif Al Othman was a Kuwaiti businessman who was amongst the first to live in Hawalli. He was known for his generosity and helping the poor both locally and regionally. He started a school with his brothers called Al Othman School in the 30's. Has a street named after him in Hawalli and a mosque which he built himself in 1958, as well as Mosques in Lebanon. He also started the largest and most well-known charity in the Islamic World as Zakat called Zakat Al Othman.

His half brother, Mulla Othman Al Othman was a great Islamic Scholar and Imam in Kuwait.