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Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah

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Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
علي صباح السالم الصباح
Deputy Prime Minister and Kuwait Minister of Defense
In office
1991–1994
MonarchJaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Prime MinisterSaad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Preceded byNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Succeeded byAhmad Al-Homoud Al-Sabah
Personal details
RelationsSalem (brother)
Mohammed (brother)
Thamer (son)
ParentSabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (father)

Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (Arabic: علي صباح السالم الصباح, 1948 – 13 April 1997[1]) was a senior member of the House of Al-Sabah of Kuwait.[2]

Biography

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Ali Al Sabah was the 2nd son of the 12th Ruler and 2nd Emir of Kuwait. He graduated from the RMA Sandhurst in 1970. In 1986 he was appointed governor of Ahmadi Governorate. On April 20, 1991, he was appointed Minister of Defense, and on October 17, 1992, after holding elections for the National Assembly, he was reappointed Minister of Defense. On April 13, 1994, with a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister of Interior. On September 3, 1996, he was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, in addition to his work as Minister of the Interior.[3]

References

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  1. ^ حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت، وكالة الأنباء الكويتية كونا، دخل في 26 مارس 2010 Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ McDonnell, Janet A. After Desert Storm: The United States Army and the Reconstruction of Kuwait. United States Government Publishing Office. p. 197. ISBN 9780160869266.
  3. ^ موقع بوابة الشيخ نايف أحمد الصباح - شجرة عائلة الصباح Archived 2017-06-26 at the Wayback Machine