Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (; born 5 September 1952) is a Kuwaiti

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and a senior member of the ruling family, Al Sabah. He served as the minister of oil between 2009 and 2011. On 15 April 2024, he was appointed as the

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-designate, and his premiership began exactly one month later on 15 May 2024.

Early life and education

Sabah was born on 5 September 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in finance from the

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in 1975.

Career

Sabah worked at the

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from 1978 to 1987. Then he worked at the private finance institutions from 1987 to 1999. During this period he was the chairman of the Burgan Bank SAK. He was the

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from 1999 to 2001. He was appointed minister of communication in 1999. He was nominated as health minister in March 2007, but was given no confidence vote at the

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which led to the resignation of the government on 4 March. In February 2009 Sabah was appointed oil minister, being the fifth minister since 2006. He replaced Mohammad Al Olaim as oil minister who resigned from office in November 2008. Between November 2008 and February 2009 Mohammad Sabah Al Sabah served as acting oil minister. Ahmad Al Sabah's tenure as oil minister ended in May 2011 when Mohammad Al Busairi replaced him in the aforementioned post. Sabah was made the head of the Crown Prince’s Court in 2021. He was named as the prime minister-designate on 15 April 2024, and succeeded Mohammed Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah in the post after forming his cabinet and taking the oath of office before the Kuwaiti Emir on 15 May.

Personal life

Sabah is married and has three children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabah, Ahmad Abdullah 20th-century Kuwaiti people 20th-century economists 21st-century Kuwaiti politicians 1952 births Living people Prime ministers of Kuwait Finance ministers of Kuwait Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah Kuwaiti economists Leaders of organizations Oil ministers of Kuwait University of Illinois alumni