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Anas Khalid Al Saleh
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 December 2019
Prime MinisterSabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Preceded byKhaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
1 February 2012 – 17 December 2019
Prime MinisterJaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah
Personal details
Born (1972-01-11) 11 January 1972 (age 52)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
SpouseShaimaa Nabeel Almulla
Alma materPortland State University
WebsiteOfficial website

Anas Khalid Al Saleh (Arabic: أنس خالد الصالح; born 11 January 1972) is a Kuwaiti Businessman and 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 December 2017[1] and as minister of commerce and industry from February 2012 to January 2014.

Early life and education

Al Saleh was born in 1972.[2][3] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Portland State University in 1997.[4] In 2017, Al Saleh was also awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater, Portland State University.[5]

Career

Anas Al Saleh was the board chairman and managing director of Kuwait Invest Holding Company (KSCC) in 2006 and the board member of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) from 2006 to 2010.[3] He was appointed minister of commerce and industry to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah in February 2012[6] He was also made chairman of foreign investment capital committee.[7] He retained his post in the August 2013 reshuffle.[8] In January 2014, his term as minister of commerce and industry ended and Abdulmohsen Al Madaj replaced him in the post.[9]

Al Saleh was appointed minister of finance in the same reshuffle, replacing Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah in the post.[9] In January 2015 he was appointed deputy prime minister.[8] In November 2015 he also became Kuwait's acting oil minister.[10]

References

  1. ^ "وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت". Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance.
  2. ^ Anthony Axon; Susan Hewitt, eds. (2019). Kuwait 1975/76 - 2019. Vol. 3. Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill Publishers. p. 399. ISBN 978-90-04-42381-7.
  3. ^ a b "Profiles of new Kuwaiti Cabinet members". KUNA. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ Lobna Maarefi; Majda Al Awadhi (12 December 2012). "Kuwaiti new cabinet in profile". KUNA. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Previous Honorary Degree Recipients (1976-2020)". Portland State University. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Foreign Investment Capital Committee". Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b "H.E. Anas Khalid Al Saleh, Kuwaiti politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait". H.E. Anas Al Saleh Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected". Reuters. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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