Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
| Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah أحمد فهد الأحمد الصباح | |
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| Al-Sabah in September 2014 | |
| President of OCA | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 July 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1963 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Alma mater | Kuwait University |
| Religion | Islam |
Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (أحمد الفهد الأحمد الصباح) (born 12 August 1963) is a Kuwaiti politician and current president of Olympic Council of Asia and also a member of the International Olympic Committee. Al-Sabah was educated at Kuwait University and the Kuwait Military Academy, and attained the rank of major in the Kuwaiti Army. He has worked in the fields of oil, engineering, water and electricity, and communication and construction.
Career
Al-Sabah was appointed Kuwait's minister of information in 2000, and acting minister of oil in 2001. He was the president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee from 1990 to 2001; in 1992, he was elected as a member of the IOC. He also serves as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia.
He was appointed minister of oil in February 2002[1] when his uncle Sheikh Sabah was still the prime minister. After Sheikh Jaber died, and Sheikh Sabah became Emir he remained at that position under Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed's (his half-cousin) government. Sheikh Ahmed was appointed the director of the National Security Agency in July 2006. He also served as coach of the Kuwait national football team, however with little to no success. After a failed Asian Cup qualifying campaign in 2006 he launched a tirade against group-winners, Australia, claiming that the AFC should revoke their admission to the Asian continental competition.[2]
Al-Sabah is well reputed for his interest in sports, just like his father. He has undertaken numerous significant sporting positions globally and has been the President of the Olympic Council of Asia since 1991 a member of the IOC since 1992, was the President of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Afro Asian Games Council, Vice President of the International Handball Federation, President of Asian Handball Federation, Senior Vice President of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, Honorary President of several Kuwaiti, Arab and Asian clubs and is also a valued member of International Relations and Olympic Solidarity Commission of the IOC.
Al-Sabah has been president of the Association of National Olympic Committees since April 2012.[3]
See also
- House of Al-Sabah
References
- ↑ "Kuwaiti oil minister resigns". Eugene Register-Guard. 11 February 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ ABC.net.au
- ↑ "History of ANOC". http://www.acnolympic.org/''. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
| Preceded by Fahad Al-Ahmad |
President of the OCA 1991-–present |
Incumbent |