Kuwait’s Newly-Formed Government: Brief CVs

Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah

• Born: 1952
• Education: Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Illinois, US
• Career: Previously served in various ministerial positions including Minister of Finance, Minister of Health, Minister of Oil, and Minister of Information.

First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Interior Minister Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah

• Born: 1959
• Education: Graduated from Kuwaiti military academy
• Career: Former Amiri Guard officer, previously served as Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister, and Acting Interior Minister.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Shereeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji

• Born: 1952
• Education: Bachelor’s in Commerce from Kuwait University, Master’s in Business Administration from Harvard University
• Career: Previously held positions in the National Assembly and Minister of Transportation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister, Dr. Imad Mohammad Abdulaziz Al-Atiqi

• Born: 1956
• Education: PhD in chemical engineering
• Career: Previously served in academic roles at Kuwait University.

Minister of Information and Culture, Abdulrahman Bdah Al-Mutairi

• Education: BA in Psychology with a minor in Political Science from Kuwait University
• Career: Previously served as Minister of Information, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and Director General of Public Youth Authority.

Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmad Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi

• Education: PhD in Pediatrics
• Career: Previously served as Minister of Health in previous cabinets.

Minister of Social Affairs, Labor, Family Affairs, and Childhood, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Dr. Amthal Hadi Al-Huwailah

• Education: Doctorate degree in cognitive psychology
• Career: Former Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology.

Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs, Dr. Anwar Ali Abdullah Al-Mudhaf

• Education: PhD in business management
• Career: Chairman of Kuwait’s Al-Ahli United Bank since 2014.

Minister of Electricity and Water, Renewable Energy, and Minister of State Housing Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz Bushehri

• Education: Doctorate in economics
• Career: Previously held positions at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and the Capital Markets Authority.

Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Wasmi

• Career: Associate Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law at Kuwait University

Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Minister of State for Communication Affairs, Omar Saud Al-Omar

• Born: 1966
• Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science
• Career: Former CEO of Zain Kuwait.

Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Adel Mohammad Abdullah Al-Adwani

• Career: Previously served as a professor in Kuwait University’s faculty of Administrative Sciences.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Yahya

• Born: 1966
• Education: Bachelor’s in Business Management
• Career: Former Kuwaiti ambassador to several Latin American countries.

Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipality Affairs, Dr. Nora Mohammad Khaled Al-Mashaan

• Career: Former Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Kuwait University.