Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah (born 5 September 1952) is a
Kuwaiti politician and a member of the ruling family,
Al Sabah
The House of Sabah ( ar, آل صباح ''Āl Ṣubāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait.
History Origin
The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm ...
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Early life and education
Sabah was born on 5 September 1952.
He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the
University of Illinois
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in 1975.
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Career
Sabah worked at the Central Bank of Kuwait from 1978 to 1987.[ Then he worked at the private finance institutions from 1987 to 1999.][ During this period he was the chairman of the Burgan Bank SAK.][ He was the ]minister of finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
from 1999 to 2001. He was appointed minister of communication in 1999. He was nominated as health minister in March 2007, but was given no confidence vote at the National Assembly
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which led to the resignation of the government on 4 March.
In February 2009 Sabah was appointed oil minister, being the fifth minister since 2006.[Fiona MacDonal]
Kuwait Appoints Sheikh Ahmed Al Sabah Oil Minister
''Bloomberg''. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2013 He replaced Mohammad Al Olaim as oil minister who resigned from office in November 2008.[ Ahmad Al Sabah's tenure as oil minister ended in May 2011 when Mohammad Al Busairi replaced him in the aforementioned post.]
Personal life
Sabah is married and has three children.[
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20th-century Kuwaiti people
21st-century Kuwaiti people
1952 births
Finance ministers of Kuwait
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah
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
Sabah was born on 5 September 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University ...
Leaders of organizations
Living people
Oil ministers of Kuwait
University of Illinois alumni