Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah

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Prime Minister of Kuwait
Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah BA

Incumbent
Assumed office 07 February 2006
Monarch	Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Preceded by	Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Born	1940
Alma mater	University of Geneva
Religion	Islam (Sunni)

Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (born 1940) is the Prime Minister of the state of Kuwait. He was appointed Prime Minister on February 7, 2006 by the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nasser graduated from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) with a BA degree in Political Science and Economics. Before becoming Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser served in the past as an ambassador to Iran and Afghanistan, the minister of information, minister of social affairs and labour, minister of state for foreign affairs and minister of the royal court. He is fluent in Arabic, English, French and Persian.

The Amir re-appointed Sheikh Nasser as prime minister on March 6, 2007, after the previous government resigned on March 4 in a move observers believe was aimed at avoiding a no-confidence motion against Health Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al Abdullah Al Sabah. Ten MPs presented the motion in February over suspected financial and administrative breaches at the ministry. The vote was due to have taken place in parliament on March 5 and Sheikh Ahmad, a member of the ruling family, would have had to step down if legislators had voted against him. In December, Information Minister Muhammad Al Sanousi resigned a day before he was due to face questioning in parliament.

1 Educational Details
2 Professional Experience
3 Trivia
4 Committees
5 Decorations
6 References
7 See also

[edit] Educational Details

1955 - 1959	G. C. E. – General Certificate of Education – United kingdom ( 8 - Ordinary level 6 - advanced level )
1959 - 1960	Higher Diploma in French language studies
1964	B. A. Degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Geneva – Switzerland.
Languages	Arabic – French –English – some Persian

[edit] Professional Experience

15 August 1964	Third Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2 October 1964	Joined the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations in New York.
1 June 1965	Transferred from the Kuwait Permanent Mission in New York to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
5 December 1965	Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
16 December 1965	First Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva.
April 1966	Inaugurated the First Premises of the Kuwait Permanent Mission in Geneva[1].
June 1966	First Consul General of Kuwait to the Swiss Confederation in Geneva.
6 October 1968	Ambassador Extra-Ordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iran.
1971	Non-resident Ambassador to Afghanistan.
1975 - 1979	The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Iran.
1975 - 1979	The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Afghanistan.
22 May 1979	Transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1979 - 1985	Under Secretary of the Ministry of Information.
1985 - 1988	Minister of Information. President of the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters.
1988 - 1990	Minister of Social Affairs and Labour.
June 1990 - April 1991	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
1991 - 2006	Minister of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri Affairs (Royal Court).
7 February 2006	Appointed as the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait. By an Amiri Decree by the order of His Highness the Amir entrusted with forming the 22nd Government of the State of Kuwait.
8 February 2006	By the order of His Highness the Amir, bestowed the title as: “His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah” heads the 22nd Government of the State of Kuwait.
2 July 2006	Re-appointed as the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait. By an Amiri Decree by the order of His Highness the Amir entrusted with forming the 23rd Government of the State of Kuwait.
6 March 2007	Re-appointed as the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait. By an Amiri Decree by the order of His Highness the Amir entrusted with forming the 24th Government of the State of Kuwait.

[edit] Trivia

	He was the youngest “Dean of the Diplomatic Corps” in the world, during his tenure in Iran as Ambassador.
August 1990	Undertook the task of supervising the Kuwaiti media in the first months of the occupation and operated the first Kuwaiti broadcasting station in exile. His was the first Kuwaiti voice to be heard over the radio from Al-Khafji city in Saudi Arabia during the Iraqi aggression, saying " This is Kuwait". He authorized the daily publishing of "The Voice of Kuwait" newspaper which represented the Kuwaiti People.
September/October 1990	Representative of the late Amir,His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, at a number of international events, and an emissary of His Highness to a number of world leaders.
November 1990	Representative of the late Amir,His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in the celebration of the Enthronement of the Emperor of Japan.
21 June 1999	Representative of the late Amir,His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in the celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Anglo-Kuwaiti Treaty, held in the United Kingdom.
11 October 2000	On behalf of the late Amir,His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Inaugurated the Pavilion of the State of Kuwait, In the Britannia Royal Naval College – Dartmouth, In Devon, South West England.

Conferences

1979 - 1988	Headed the Kuwait Delegations to many conferences of the Arab Ministers of Information.
1988 - 1990	Headed the Kuwait Delegations to many conferences of the Arab Ministers of Social Affairs and Labour. Headed the Kuwait Delegations to many conferences of International Organizations for Labour in Geneva.

[edit] Committees

	Chairman of the Petroleum Information Committee (at th e Ministry of Information).
January 2002	Head of the Celebration Committee on the return of the late Amir His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, from his treatment trip abroad.

Organizations and Associations

	Honorary President of the Historical Vehicles Committee.
	Honorary President of the Cars and Motorcycles Club.
	Honorary President of the Historical Car Museum.
	A member in various Kuwaiti International friendship associations.

[edit] Decorations

November 1968	The Persian Imperial Decoration of the First Degree from the Shah of Iran.
1984	Decoration of the First Rank of Knight from the Mayor of Paris Jacques Chirac.
15 August 1993	The First Degree National Decoration of the Republic of Argentina, from His Excellency the Argentinean President Carlos Menem.
7 October 1994	The Highest Decoration of Knight of the Republic of Senegal from His Excellency the Senegalese President Abdou Diouf.
3 November 1996	Appreciation Certificate of the Rank of Excellence from the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
16 September 1997	The Most Distinguished Decoration of the Rank of Lion of Finland by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Finland Marti Ahtisaari.
15 November 2005	‘The Giglio’ Symbol, being the highest decoration of the city of Florence, presented by the Mayor of Florence - Italy, on the occasion of the Fifteenth Anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the Italia-Kuwait National Association.
12 September 2006	Distinguished Decoration of France's 'Legion of Honour' with Grand Officer Class, conferred by H.E. Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic of France, presented by H.E Dominique De Villepin, Prime Minister of the Republic of France, at the Matignon Palace - the Official Seat of the Prime Minister of France.
28 January 2007	The First Degree National Decoration "Qaladat Al-Istihaqaq" bestowed by H.H Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.
29 January 2007	The First Degree National Decoration "Al-Ittihad" bestowed by H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.
9 April 2007	Received decoration of "Grande Croix de l'Ordre National du Mérite" of the Republic of Senegal from His Excellence the Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade.
30 May 2007	The Highest Indonesian Order of Merit received from His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia.
13 December 2007	Received a copy of the key of the city of Tirana on the occasion of his state visit to the Republic of Albania.