Anas Khalid Al Saleh

Anas Khalid Al Saleh (born 1972) is a Kuwaiti politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister since January 2015, minister of finance since January 2014, and acting oil minister since November 2015. He also served as minister of commerce and industry from February 2012 to January 2014.

Anas Khalid Al Saleh
Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Prime MinisterJaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Minister of Interior
Assumed office
17 December 2019
Prime MinisterSabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Preceded byKhaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
1 February 2012 – 17 December 2019
Prime MinisterJaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah
Personal details
Born1972 (age 47–48)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Shaimaa Nabeel Almulla
Children4
Alma materPortland State University

Early life and education

Saleh was born in 1972.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Portland State University in 1997.[2]

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.[1] 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[3] He was also made chairman of foreign investment capital committee.[4] He retained his post in the August 2013 reshuffle.[5] In January 2014, his term as minister of commerce and industry ended and Abdulmohsen Al Madaj replaced him in the post.[6]

Saleh was appointed finance minister in the same reshuffle, replacing Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah in the post.[6] In January 2015 he was appointed deputy prime minister. In November 2015 he also became Kuwait's acting oil minister.[7]

References
  1. "Profiles of new Kuwaiti Cabinet members". KUNA. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. Lobna Maarefi; Majda Al Awadhi (12 December 2012). "Kuwaiti new cabinet in profile". KUNA. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. "Foreign Investment Capital Committee". Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. "New Kuwaiti cabinet sworn in before Emir". Global Times. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  6. "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. "Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected". Reuters. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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