Kuwait's Defence Minister Sheikh Fahad al-Yousef al-Sabah arrives to attend a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on February 6, 2024. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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.
