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    Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah

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    Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
    Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah, 2010
    Minister of Oil
    In officeFebruary 2009 – May 2011
    PredecessorMohammad Al Olaim
    SuccessorMohammad Al Busairi
    MonarchSheikh Sabah Al Sabah
    Born (1952-09-05) 5 September 1952 (age 71)
    HouseHouse of Sabah
    FatherAbdullah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah
    Alma materUniversity of Illinois

    Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti politician and a member of the ruling family, Al Sabah.

    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]

    Personal life[edit]

    Sabah is married and has three children.[1]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "KPC Board Members". KOC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    2. ^ a b c Fiona MacDonald Kuwait Appoints Sheikh Ahmed Al Sabah Oil Minister Bloomberg. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2013
    3. ^ "وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت". www.mof.gov.kw.
    4. ^ 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.
    5. ^ "Kuwait forms 40th govt within 60 years". Zawya. Arab Times. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    6. ^ "Kuwait appoints new permanent oil minister". Pipeline Magazine. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    7. ^ Summer Said (14 February 2012). "Kuwait replaces oil minister with ex-KPC head". World Oil. Kuwait City. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
    8. ^ Khaled Al Shamar (9 May 2011). "Kuwaiti prime minister swears in new cabinet". Al Shorfa. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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