Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

The Prime Minister of Kuwait
Styles of; The Prime Minister of Kuwait
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Sheikh

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
سمو الشيخ جابر المبارك الحمد المبارك الصباح
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah; سمو الشيخ جابر المبارك الحمد المبارك الصباح
Prime Minister of Kuwait
	In office; 4 December 2011 – 19 November 2019
Monarch	Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Deputy	Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Preceded by	Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Succeeded by	Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait
	In office; 11 July 2007 – 4 December 2011
Prime Minister	Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Preceded by	Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Succeeded by	Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Minister of Defence
	In office; 7 February 2006 – 4 December 2011
Prime Minister	Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
Preceded by	Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [1]
Succeeded by	Ahmad al-Hamoud al-Sabah
Personal details
Born	4 January 1942; Kuwait City, Kuwait
Political party	Independent

Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (Arabic: جابر مبارك الحمد الصباح‎, born 4 January 1942)[2][3][4] is a Kuwaiti royal and former politician who was the Prime Minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019. Previously he served as Minister of Defense as well as Deputy Prime Minister.

Jaber was first appointed as Prime Minister on 4 December 2011. A year later, on 5 December 2012, he was reappointed as Prime Minister following the parliamentary election held on 1 December 2012. He was re-appointed in the same position on November 1, 2017 when an Amiri Order was issued to appoint him as the Prime Minister, and mandate him to appoint members of the new government.[5]

Career

Since 1957 he is the eldest genealogical grandson of Hamad, fourth major son of Mubarak Al-Sabah. He is the first prime minister in the history of Kuwait who is not from either Jaber or Salim branches.

Sheikh Jaber began his career an advisor at the administrative affairs department in the Amiri Diwan in 1968 and served there until 1971. Then, he served as director of the administrative affairs department in the Diwan until 1975. He went on to become assistant undersecretary of administrative and financial affairs at the Diwan until 1979.

In that year, he became a governor, serving from 1979 to 1985 at Hawally and from 1985 to 1986 at Ahmedy. He was Minister of Social and Labor Affairs from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Information from 1988 to 1990.

After the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Sheikh Jaber became advisor to the office of the Emir, a position he held until 2001. On 14 February 2001, he was named Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait and Defense Minister.

In 2004, Sheikh Jaber became Chairman of the Supreme Council of Environment. In 2006, he was appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Defense. The following year, he was named First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. In 2010, Sheikh Jaber became Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Disabled.

As Prime Minister of Kuwait

Sabah was appointed as Prime Minister on 4 December 2011. A year later, on 5 December 2012, he was reappointed as Prime Minister following the parliamentary election held on 1 December 2012.[6]

In January 2014 it was announced that he had reshuffled his five-month-old cabinet, replacing seven members, including the oil and finance ministers, and raising the number of Islamists to four. The reshuffle came two weeks after all the ministers submitted their resignations to Sabah after several cabinet members, including the prime minister himself, were questioned by MPs. Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah accepted the resignation of seven of the 15 ministers and decreed the appointment of new ministers. The modified cabinet included a new oil minister, Ali Al Omair, a lawmaker who was a senior member of the Islamist Salaf Alliance. He replaced Mustafa Al Shamali.[7]

Activities

He is a patron of the Sheikh Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah Journalism award, created in 2008 to honor excellence in Kuwaiti journalism.[8]

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

His Excellency Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942–2011, 2019–present)
His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait (2011–2019)

Arab and non-Arab Honours

In 2007, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa awarded Sheikh Jaber the "Medal of King Issa First Class," following his visit to Bahrain where he took part in the Middle East Forum on Internal and World Security.

In 2009, he became the first Arab to be awarded Japan's highest honor conferred on foreigners, Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon.[9] The Imperial Decoration of "Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun" was bestowed by Japan's Emperor Akihito at a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The distinction was awarded in recognition of Sheikh Jaber's contributions to promoting mutual understanding as well as political, diplomatic, and environmental ties between Kuwait and Japan.

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References

Ministry of Defence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Kuwait)
"Index J". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
"السيرة الذاتية لسمو رئيس الوزراء الشيخ جابر المبارك". seifnews.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
"Profiles of new Kuwaiti cabinet members". Kuwait News Agency. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
https://www.e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/OtherTopics/Ministers.aspx
"Kuwait's ruler reappoints PM, calls for new cabinet". Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
Kuwait prime minister reshuffles cabinet Gulf News. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
Kuwait's Sheikh Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Journalism Awards Now Open Press Release, Al Madar. 5 July 2010
Kuwait minister becomes first Arab to get top Japanese decoration for foreigners Toumi, Habib. Gulf News. 5 November 2009

External links

Media related to Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Wikimedia Commons
Biography at Al-Diwan Al-Amiri

Political offices
Preceded by Mahbob Al-Sabah	Minister of Defense 2006–2011	Succeeded by Ahmad al-Hamoud al-Sabah
Preceded by Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah	Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait 2007–2011	Succeeded by Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Preceded by Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah	Prime Minister of Kuwait 2011–2019	Succeeded by Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah

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[1] Ministry of Defence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Kuwait)

[2] "Index J". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[3] "السيرة الذاتية لسمو رئيس الوزراء الشيخ جابر المبارك". seifnews.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

[kuna-4] "Profiles of new Kuwaiti cabinet members". Kuwait News Agency. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

[5] ttps://www.e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/OtherTopics/Ministers.aspx

[6] "Kuwait's ruler reappoints PM, calls for new cabinet". Reuters. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[7] Kuwait prime minister reshuffles cabinet Gulf News. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[8] Kuwait's Sheikh Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Journalism Awards Now Open Press Release, Al Madar. 5 July 2010

[9] Kuwait minister becomes first Arab to get top Japanese decoration for foreigners Toumi, Habib. Gulf News. 5 November 2009