Anas Khalid Al Saleh (Arabic: أنس خالد الصالح; born 11 January 1972) is a Kuwaiti businessman and politician. He held the positions of deputy prime minister, minister of interior, and minister of cabinet affairs from 2019 to 2021. Prior to these roles, he served as minister of finance from January 2014 until December 2017[1] and as minister of commerce and industry from February 2012 to January 2014.[2]
Anas Khalid Al Saleh | |
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| In office 17 December 2019 – December 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Thamer Ali Al Sabah (as minister of interior) |
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| In office 1 February 2012 – 17 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1972 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Spouse | Shaimaa Nabeel Almulla |
| Alma mater | Portland State University |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and education
editAl Saleh was born in 1972.[3][4] He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Portland State University in 1997.[5] In recognition of his achievements, Portland State University awarded him an honorary degree in 2017.[6]
Career
editAnas 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.[4] 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.[7] He was also made chairman of foreign investment capital committee.[8] He retained his post in the August 2013 reshuffle.[9] In January 2014, his term as minister of commerce and industry ended and Abdulmohsen Al Madaj replaced him in the post.[10]
Al Saleh was appointed minister of finance in the same reshuffle, replacing Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah in the post.[10] In January 2015 he was appointed deputy prime minister.[9] In November 2015 he also became Kuwait's acting oil minister.[11] From 2019 to 2021 he was the deputy prime minister and minister of interior.[2] He was succeeded by Thamer Ali Al Sabah as minister of interior.[12]
Al Saleh is the chairman of the SAK Holding Company and a board member of the National Investment Company.[13]
References
edit- ^ "وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت". Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance.
- ^ a b Jennifer Dilworth, ed. (2021). International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. Leiden; Boston: Brill. doi:10.1163/1570-6664_iyb_SIM_person_54213. ISBN 978-0-9954972-4-5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Profiles of new Kuwaiti Cabinet members". KUNA. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ Lobna Maarefi; Majda Al Awadhi (12 December 2012). "Kuwaiti new cabinet in profile". KUNA. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Previous Honorary Degree Recipients (1976-2020)". Portland State University. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Foreign Investment Capital Committee". Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected". Reuters. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ The International Directory of Government 2021. Abingdon; New York: Routledge. 2021. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-000-52137-5.
- ^ "Detailed CV". Anas Saleh webspage. Retrieved 7 June 2023.