Anas Khalid Al Saleh Explained

Primeminister:	Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Term Start:	17 December 2019
Term End:	December 2021
Successor:	Thamer Ali Al Sabah (as minister of interior)
Predecessor:	Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah
Primeminister1:	Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah
Term Start1:	1 February 2012
Term End1:	17 December 2019
Birth Date:	11 January 1972
Birth Place:	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Alma Mater:	Portland State University
Spouse:	Shaimaa Nabeel Almulla

Anas Khalid Al Saleh (; born 11 January 1972) is a Kuwaiti businessman and politician. He held the positions of deputy prime minister, minister of interior, and minister of cabinet affairs from 2019 to 2021. Prior to these roles, he served as minister of finance from January 2014 until December 2017^[1] and as minister of commerce and industry from February 2012 to January 2014.^[2]

Early life and education

Al Saleh was born in 1972.^{[3] [4]} He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Portland State University in 1997.^[5] In recognition of his achievements, Portland State University awarded him an honorary degree in 2017.^[6]

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.^[4] 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.^[7] He was also made chairman of foreign investment capital committee.^[8] He retained his post in the August 2013 reshuffle.^[9] In January 2014, his term as minister of commerce and industry ended and Abdulmohsen Al Madaj replaced him in the post.

Al Saleh was appointed minister of finance in the same reshuffle, replacing Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah in the post.^[10] In January 2015 he was appointed deputy prime minister.^[9] In November 2015 he also became Kuwait's acting oil minister.^[11] From 2019 to 2021 he was the deputy prime minister and minister of interior.^[2] He was succeeded by Thamer Ali Al Sabah as minister of interior.^[12]

Al Saleh is the chairman of the SAK Holding Company and a board member of the National Investment Company.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت. Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance.
2. Book: Jennifer Dilworth. International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. 2021. Brill. Leiden; Boston. 978-0-9954972-4-5. 10.1163/1570-6664_iyb_SIM_person_54213.
3. Book: Anthony Axon. Susan Hewitt. Kuwait 1975/76 - 2019. Brill Publishers. 2019. 978-90-04-42381-7. Leiden; Boston, MA. 3. 399.
4. News: Profiles of new Kuwaiti Cabinet members. 12 October 2013. KUNA. 4 August 2013. 13 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131013204952/http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2326736&language=en.
5. News: Kuwaiti new cabinet in profile. 12 October 2013. KUNA. 12 December 2012. Lobna Maarefi. Majda Al Awadhi.
6. Web site: Previous Honorary Degree Recipients (1976-2020). 27 May 2021. Portland State University.
7. News: Kuwait announces new cabinet. 12 October 2013. Gulf News. 14 February 2012. Habib Toumi. Manama.
8. Web site: Foreign Investment Capital Committee . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705203910/http://www.kfib.com.kw/committee.html. dead. 5 July 2012. Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau. 21 December 2013.
9. Web site: H.E. Anas Khalid Al Saleh, Kuwaiti politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait. 18 October 2020. H.E. Anas Al Saleh Official Website. 19 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019235114/https://www.anasalsaleh.net/he-anas-detailed-cv/. dead.
10. News: Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces. 10 September 2014. Asharq Al Awsat. 7 January 2014. London.
11. News: Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected. Reuters. 29 November 2015. 8 March 2016.
12. Book: The International Directory of Government 2021. Routledge. 2021. 978-1-000-52137-5. Abingdon; New York. 1136.
13. Web site: Detailed CV . Anas Saleh webspage . 7 June 2023.