Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)

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Ministry of Defence
Coat of arms of Kuwait
Ministerial Department overview
Formed17 January 1962; 62 years ago (1962-01-17)
Preceding Ministerial Department
JurisdictionGovernment of Kuwait
HeadquartersKuwait City
Mottoالله والوطن والامير God, Country and The Emir
Minister responsible
Child Ministerial Department
  • Office of the Minister of Defence
    • Military Office of
      Kuwait Armed Forces
    • Office of the Assistant Minister
      • Offices of the Undersecretaries of the Assistant Minister
Websitewww.mod.gov.kw

The Kuwait Ministry of Defence (

Arabic: وزارة الدفاع الكويتية) is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait. Its minister in charge is a member of the Cabinet of Kuwait. The current Minister of Defense is Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah.[1][2][3]

Minister

On 1 July 1961, when the ministry was not of birth yet during

Field Marshal Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah (youngest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah
) in 1949.

Name Portrait Rank Tenure Note
Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah Field Marshal 1949–1961 General Commander of
Directorate of Public Security Force (1942–1961) until the two split in 1953.
Founder and patron of Kuwait Army and Kuwait Air Force
.

List of ministers of defense and deputy prime ministers (1962–present)

The ministry has been headed by the following people since its inception in 1962:

# Name Portrait Title Tenure Note
1 Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Deputy
Prime Minister
and Minister of Defense
1962–1964
Mohammed Al-Ahmad Kuwait Naval Base is named after him.
2 Saad Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1964–1978
14th Ruler and 4th Emir of Kuwait (2006)

Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences which is in charge of training personnel of the Kuwait Police is named after him[4]

3 Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1978–1988
4 Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1988–1991
Crown Prince of Kuwait (2006–2020), 16th Ruler and 6th Emir of Kuwait
5 Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1991–1994
Ali Al-Sabah Military College which is in charge of training personnel of the Kuwait Armed Forces excluding the Kuwait Police is named after him.
6 Ahmad Al-Homoud Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1994–1996
7 Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
1996–2001
8 Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2001–2011
Prime Minister of Kuwait
(2011–2019)
9 Ahmad Al Homoud Al Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2011
10 Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah[5] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2012–2013
(ret)
Lieutenant General
and Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces (2009–2012)
11 Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah[6][7][8][9]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2013–2016
(ret) Lieutenant General and Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces (2012-2013)
12 Mohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2016–2017
13 Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2017–2019
14 Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah[10]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2019–2020
15 Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
2020–2022
[11]
16 Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah Minister of Defense (Acting)
2022
[12]
17 Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
9 March 2022–2 October 2022
[1]
18 Abdullah Ali Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Minister of Defense 5 October 2022–18 June 2023
19
Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense 18 June 2023–17 January 2024
20 Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense 17 January 2024-Present

General functions

The major function of the ministry is to implement the government's defence policy and to govern all branches of the Kuwait Armed Forces.

The ministry publishes a monthly magazine called Homat Al Watan.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amiri Decree for appointing new interior, defense ministers". Kuwait News Agency. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kuwait appoints interior minister to caretaker defence post". Reuters. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "KUNA : His Highness PM: new gov't to conduct reforms towards prosperity for "our beloved nation" - Government - 17/01/2024". www.kuna.net.kw. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ Official Website Sector of Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences, Kuwait Ministry of Interior, (in Arabic)
  5. ^ Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Decree Number 18 for the Year 2012 to Appoint a Cabinet". The Diwan. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Seven Al-Sabah family members in new Kuwait cabinet". Middle East Online. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  8. ^ "4 August 2013 - Decree number 212 for year 2013 of the formation of the Cabinet". Kuwaiti Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Kuwait's new cabinet". Global Post. AFP. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Profiles of new cabinet ministers in Kuwait". Kuwait News Agency. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Kuwait: Sheikh Hamad Al-Jaber, new Defense Minister". 17 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Amiri Decree issued accepting resignations of Defense, Interior ministers". Kuwait News Agency. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)". Epicos. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Kuwait". Press Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2014.