Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali (born 1943) is a Kuwaiti politician who has had held different cabinet posts. He served as
Minister of Finance between 2007 and May 2012.
He also served as oil minister from 4 August 2013
to January 2014.
Early life and education
Shamali was born in 1943.
He received a bachelor's degree in business and management from
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
Ain Shams University was fou ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...
, in 1968.
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Career
Shamali started his career at the ministry of finance following the graduation.[ He held different positions at the ministry, including director of the economic cooperation department (1975-1982), director of the ministry's general diwan (1985-1986), the ministry's undersecretary for economic affairs (1986-2006), and director of the ministry's undersecretary (2006-2007).][
On 13 December 2011, Shamali was appointed minister of health, but was replaced by ]Ali Saad Al Obeidi
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
on 14 February 2012. Shamali was appointed as finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle in February 2012.
On 27 May 2013, Shamali was also appointed acting oil minister to succeed Hani Hussein who resigned from office. On 4 August he was appointed oil minister.Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah
Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah (born 1 November 1951) is a Kuwaiti economist and politician who served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance from 4 August 2013 to January 2014. He is a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family, Al Sabah.
Educatio ...
replaced Shamali as finance minister.[ Shamali was also made deputy prime minister in the same reshuffle. In addition, he is chairman of the board of the ]Kuwait Investment Authority
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund, managing the state’s reserve and the state’s future generation fund (FGF).
Founded in 1953, the KIA is the world's oldest sovereign wealth fund. As of April 2022, it ...
(KIA).
In January 2014, Ali Al Omair was appointed oil minister and replaced him in the post.
The "Settling Score and Revenge Grilling" Incident
In March 2012, Musallam Al-Barrak
Musallam Al-Barrak ( ar, مسلم محمد البراك) is a Kuwaiti politician. He was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the fourth district.
Background
Born on January 30, 1956, Al-Barrak studied geography and worked in ...
, Chairman of Kuwait’s Public Funds’ Protection Committee announced that a motion would be filed against officials at the KIA by the Popular Action Bloc
The Popular Action Bloc ( ar, كتلة العمل الشعبي) is a political bloc in Kuwait headed by veteran former Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun. The group focuses on populist issues like housing, salary raises, and reform.
Expulsion of Shiite MP ...
, in relation to payments made by the KIA to Kuwaiti companies. In a public statement, Al-Barrak stated that Al-Shamali would be “stopped and held accountable for failing to protect public funds” against corruption. Al-Shamali resigned at the podium during the grilling after answering and addressing all the points raised by Al-Barrak, claiming the whole affair was a political "witch-hunt", and revenge by Al- Barrak and members of the opposition in the National Assembly.
References
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1943 births
Living people
Ain Shams University alumni
Finance ministers of Kuwait
Oil ministers of Kuwait