His Highness Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (; born 10 October 1955) is the former Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait. The Emir of Kuwait HRH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad issued an Emiri Decree on Tuesday 19 July 2022 appointing him Prime Minister. On 24 July 2022, after Al-Sabah faced opposition in the Kuwaiti Parliament, the Emir appointed

Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (, born 1956) is a Kuwaiti politician and military official who is the current Prime Minister of Kuwait since July 2022. He is the eldest son of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the incumbent Emir of Kuwait. Former ...

as new Prime Minister.

Early life and education

Al-Sabah was born on 10 October 1955 and is a son of the former

Emir 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 Sep ...

, Sheikh

Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah Sheikh Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (12 April 1913 – 31 December 1977) ( ar, صباح السالم الصباح) was the second ruler of Kuwait after it gained independence from Great Britain, titled the Emir of the State of Kuwait and Command ...

and Nouriya Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, sister of the current Emir. His elder brother is

Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Sheikh Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ سالم صباح السالم الصباح) (18 June 1938 – 8 October 2007) was a senior member of the House of Al-Sabah of Kuwait. Biography Salem Al Sabah was the eldest son of the 1 ...

, former

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and interior minister. Mohammed Sabah Al Sabah received a bachelor's degree in economics from

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. In addition, he earned a master's degree and a PhD in economics and Middle Eastern studies from

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Career

Government service

In 1993, he was appointed ambassador of Kuwait to the United States. He remained in this position until 14 February 2001 when he was appointed state minister for foreign affairs. He was the minister of Finance from January 2003 to July 2003. On 11 February 2006, Mohammad was appointed deputy prime minister while retaining the position of minister of foreign affairs. He resigned from office on 18 October 2011 in protest of alleged corruption in Kuwait's government. After leaving office, Al-Sabah began to work as a visiting fellow at

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Personal life

Al-Sabah is married to Feryal Duaij Al Salman Al Sabah and has four children.

Councils, committees and memberships

Kuwait

* Chairman of the Board of Directors of the

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(2003–2011) * Member of the Supreme Council of the Environment Public Authority (2003–2011) * Member of the National Security Council (2003–2011) * Member of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (2006–2011) * Member of the Kuwait National Nuclear Energy Committee (2009–2011) * Acting Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (2003–2011)

Honours and awards

* 2014 Robert and JoAnn Bendetson Global Leadership Award in Public Diplomacy from

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* 1978 Recipient of The Salvatori Scholar Prize

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabah, Mohammad Sabah Salem 1955 births Living people Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Harvard University alumni Kuwait University faculty Kuwaiti diplomats Ambassadors of Kuwait to the United States Finance ministers of Kuwait Foreign ministers of Kuwait Academics of the University of Oxford Prime Ministers of Kuwait