The Ministry of Oil is one of the governmental bodies of

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

and part of the cabinet.

History and profile

The production and export of oil in Kuwait were among the responsibilities of Kuwait's finance department until 1962 when the department was reorganized under the name of the ministry of finance and oil. Then the body was renamed as the ministry of finance and economy and dealt with oil-related policies until April 1975 when the ministry of oil was established. The ministry was established to protect the state’s natural resources along with two other major public bodies, namely the

Supreme Petroleum Council The Supreme Petroleum Council ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للبترول) is the highest governing body of oil, gas and similar industry-related activities in Abu Dhabi. The Council was formed in 1988. The Council is tasked with supervising al ...

and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The ministry is headquartered in

Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...

.State of Kuwait Ministry of Oil
''OpenEI'' Retrieved 24 November 2013 In 1986 the ministry was separated from the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance. Lists of current ministries of finance Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Finance and Ec ...

. At the same time on 12 August 1986 the mission of the ministry was refined and includes the following: Protecting, exploiting and developing the petroleum resources, and raising the share of petroleum in the national income and securing the safety of workers, environment and structures. The ministry was reorganized as part of the Ministry of Energy in 2003. Following this reorganization, energy policy of the country is overseen by the ministry. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is the major state-run body governed by the ministry.

Ministers and functions

The minister of oil is the major advisor to the

Amir of Kuwait The Emir of the State of Kuwait is the monarch and head of state of Kuwait, the country's most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al Sabah dynasty. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the emir of Kuwait on 30 Sept ...

. The minister is also a member of the Supreme Petroleum Council. From 1978 to June 1990 Ali Khalifa Al Sabah was the minister of oil. Saud Nasser Al Sabah served in the post between 1998 and 2000. He resigned from the post in June 2000 due to an explosion that killed five workers at three oil refineries. Adel Al Subaih served as oil minister until February 2002 when he resigned from the post. He was replaced by Ahmed Fahd Al Sabah as oil minister. The ministry was headed by five different officials between February 2006 and February 2009. In late 2007 Bader Mishari Al Humaidhi was appointed oil minister. However, he resigned from office only eight days after his appointment due to harsh criticisms of the members of the Kuwaiti parliament. Mohammad Al Olaim was the oil minister until his resignation in November 2008. Abdulmohsen Al Madaj also served as Kuwaiti oil minister. From February 2009 to May 2011

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 ...

served as the minister of oil. Mohammad Al Busairi was the oil minister from May 2011 to February 2012. Hani Hussein was named the oil minister in a cabinet reshuffle in February 2012. Hussein resigned from office on 26 May 2013 due to tensions with members of the Kuwaiti parliament. Mustafa Jassem Al Shamali served as oil minister from 4 August 2013 to January 2014, when

Ali al-Omair Ali Al-Omair (born 1958) is a Kuwaiti politician. From January 2014 through November 2015, he served as Oil Minister in the cabinet of Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, succeeding Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali. He was a member of the Kuwaiti Natio ...

replaced him in the post and became the ninth oil minister since 2004. In November 2015, Al-Omair was replaced by

Anas Khalid Al Saleh Anas Khalid Al Saleh (; born on 11 January 1972), also known as AKS, is a Kuwaiti politician who has been serving as deputy prime minister and minister of interior and cabinet affairs, He also served as minister of finance from January 2014 to D ...

as acting oil minister.

References

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Oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

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