Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah
{{Short description|Kuwaiti royal and former Minister of Defence (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah
| office = Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence
| native_name = الشيخ حمد جابر العلي الصباح
| native_name_lang = ar
| term_start = 14 December 2020
| term_end = 17 February 2022
| monarch = Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
| primeminister = Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
| parents = Jaber Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah (father)
Souad Al-Humaidhi (mother)
| office1 = Minister of Information
| termstart1 = 30 November 2011
| termend1 = 6 February 2012
| successor = Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah
| predecessor = Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Sabah
| monarch1 = Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
| image = Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah.jpeg
| honorific_prefix = Sheikh
| alma_mater = Kuwait University
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| primeminister1 = Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
}}
Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah ({{Langx|ar|الشيخ حمد جابر العلي الصباح}}; born 1966) is a Kuwaiti politician and diplomat. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence from 14 December 2020, until 17 February 2022. He is a member of the ruling family in Kuwait and the tenth son of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah and his wife, Mrs. Souad Al-Humaidhi.[http://www.q8links.com/site/person/comment/253 حمد جابر العلي الصباح] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427101011/http://www.q8links.com:80/site/person/comment/253|date=2012-04-27}}{{Cite book |title=The International Directory of Government 2021 |publisher=Taylor & Francis Publications |year=2021 |isbn=036769476X |editor-link=Publications Office of the European Union}}
Biography
Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali was born in Kuwait in 1966. He earned a degree in political science from Kuwait University in 1989. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Information in November 2011, he served as Kuwait's ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from February 2007. Between 2003 and 2006, he was the Director of the Crown Prince of Kuwait's office with the rank of Undersecretary. From 1998 to 2001, he held the position of Assistant Undersecretary for External Provision Affairs at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence and was the head of the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Defence. His career also includes roles at the Embassy of Italy between 1993 and 1997, in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait between 1991 and 1993, and as a political researcher in the office of the Minister of Interior from 1989 to 1991.{{Cite web |title=KUNA : السيرة الذاتية لنائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء وزير الدفاع الشيخ حمد جابر العلي الصباح - Government - 29/12/2021 |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3019323&Language=en |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.kuna.net.kw}}{{Cite web |title=Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Visit to Kuwait |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2767850/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-visit-to-kuwait/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2767850/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-visit-to-kuwait/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=U.S. Department of Defense |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
On 14 December 2020, he was appointed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, a position he held until his resignation on 17 February 2022.{{Cite news |title=Kuwait Government Resigns Three Months After Formation |url=https://www.voanews.com/amp/kuwait-government-resigns-three-months-after-formation-/6515823.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=AFP News}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabah, Hamad Jaber Al Ali}}
Category:Defence ministers of Kuwait
Category:Deputy prime ministers of Kuwait
Category:Information ministers of Kuwait
Category:Ambassadors of Kuwait to Saudi Arabia
Category:Kuwait University alumni
{{Kuwait-politician-stub}}
{{Asia-diplomat-stub}}