Ahmad_Al_Khalid_Al_Sabah

Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah

Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah

Kuwaiti royal and politician

Ahmad Al Khaled Al Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician and the former lieutenant general in the Kuwaiti Armed Forces. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Kuwait from 2012 to 2013.

Quick Facts Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, In office ...
Al Sabah (right) with Leon E. Panetta

Early life

Ahmad Al Sabah is the son of Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah and Mouza Al Ahmad Al Sabah, a daughter of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was the 10th ruler of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950.[1] He is the brother of Mohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah, former deputy prime minister and interior minister of Kuwait.[1] His other brother, Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah, served as prime minister.[citation needed]

Career

Al Sabah is a military officer with the rank of lieutenant general.[2] He was appointed as the 7th chief of general staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces in January 2010.[3]

Al Sabah was appointed as deputy prime minister and minister of defense on 14 February 2012 as part of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah.[4] Ahmad Al Sabah's tenure ended on 4 August 2013 when Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah was appointed both deputy prime minister and minister of defense.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Family tree of Mouza bint Ahmad Al Sabah". Geneanet. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Mideast's 1st Gastric Laparoscopic Plication successfully performed in Kuwait". KUNA. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Joint Military". Wikileaks. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. [4]
    Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Decree Number 18 for the Year 2012 to Appoint a Cabinet". The Diwan. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Seven Al-Sabah family members in new Kuwait cabinet". Middle East Online. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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