Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah | |
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 Al Sabah in 2010 | |
| Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2024 | |
| Monarch | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah |
| Minister of Oil | |
| In office February 2009 – May 2011 | |
| Monarch | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Prime Minister | Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Al Olaim |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Al Busairi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1952 |
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Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Arabic: أحمد العبد الله الأحمد الصباح; born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti economist, politician and a member of the ruling family, Al Sabah. He served as the minister of oil between 2009 and 2011. He has been prime minister of Kuwait since 15 April 2024.
Early life and education[edit]
Sabah was born on 5 September 1952.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois in 1975.[1]
Career[edit]
Sabah worked at the Central Bank of Kuwait from 1978 to 1987.[1] Then he worked at the private finance institutions from 1987 to 1999.[1] During this period he was the chairman of the Burgan Bank SAK.[2] He was the minister of finance from 1999 to 2001.[3] He was appointed minister of communication in 1999.[4] He was nominated as health minister in March 2007, but was given no confidence vote at the National Assembly which led to the resignation of the government on 4 March.[5]
In February 2009 Sabah was appointed oil minister, being the fifth minister since 2006.[2] He replaced Mohammad Al Olaim as oil minister who resigned from office in November 2008.[6] Between November 2008 and February 2009 Mohammad Sabah Al Sabah served as acting oil minister.[2] Ahmad Al Sabah's tenure as oil minister ended in May 2011 when Mohammad Al Busairi replaced him in the aforementioned post.[7][8]
Sabah was made the head of the Crown Prince’s Court in 2021.[9] He was named as the prime minister on 15 April 2024 succeeding Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah in the post.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Sabah is married and has three children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "KPC Board Members". KOC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Fiona MacDonald (9 February 2009). "Kuwait Appoints Sheikh Ahmed al-Sabah Oil Minister". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
- ^ "وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت". www.mof.gov.kw.
- ^ Kuwait appoints new oil minister Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Middle East Online (Kuwait City). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Kuwait forms 40th govt within 60 years". Zawya. Arab Times. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Kuwait appoints new permanent oil minister". Pipeline Magazine. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Summer Said (14 February 2012). "Kuwait replaces oil minister with ex-KPC head". World Oil. Kuwait City. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Khaled Al Shamar (9 May 2011). "Kuwaiti prime minister swears in new cabinet". Al Shorfa. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Ismaeel Naar (15 April 2024). "Kuwait Emir appoints Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Sabah as Prime Minister". The National. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait names Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah as prime minister". Reuters. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah at Wikimedia Commons
