Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)

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
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 Operation Vantage; the Kuwait Army was the de facto command leadership of the available armed forces since establishment and acted as official minister advising the Emir of Kuwait on course of action. The Kuwait Army redesignated in 1953 was founded 13 years before the enacting of the Kuwait ministry, mainly by 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 Kuwait Army and the 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.[13] It is also responsible for the production, transfer, use, storage, and coordination of mines; and for mine clearance.[13]

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.
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