[1] In a by-election held on May 22, 2021, for the Fifth Constituency, Al-Mutairi achieved first place with 43,810 votes, marking the highest number ever recorded in Kuwaiti parliamentary election history.

[2][3] Obaid Al-Wasmi graduated from Kuwait University in 1994 and pursued his postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, where he earned a master's degree.

[4] Obaid Al-Wasmi ran in the February 2012 Kuwaiti National Assembly elections representing the fourth district, securing the third position with 22,068 votes.

Al-Wasmi is regarded as a leading opposition figure in Kuwaiti politics, advocating for a constitutional emirate and a parliamentary government.

[5] On April 23, 2021, Al-Wasmi announced his candidacy for a by-election to fill the vacant seat of Badr Al-Dahoum through a tweet: "I declare my candidacy for the by-election (for the seat of) brother Dr. Badr Zayed Al-Dahoum until his return, God willing, as a guest of the fifth constituency and its people.