Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah

Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ خالد الجراح الصباح‎, born 1953) is a Kuwaiti lieutenant general, who retired from military services after being appointed as minister of defense to succeed retired Lt General Sheikh Ahmed Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah. He was deputy prime minister and minister of defense from 4 August 2013 to 11 December 2017.[1] He is a member of the ruling family of Kuwait, Al Sabah.

Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah
خالد الجراح الصباح
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior
In office
11 December 2017 – 18 November 2019
Prime MinisterJaber Al-Mubarak
Preceded byMohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah
Succeeded byAnas Khalid Al Saleh
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
In office
4 August 2013 – 11 December 2017
MonarchSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Prime MinisterJaber Al-Mubarak
Preceded byAhmad Al Khalid Al Sabah
Succeeded byNasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Chief of General Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces
In office
4 March 2012 – 4 August 2013
MonarchSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Prime MinisterJaber Al-Mubarak
Preceded byLieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah
Succeeded byLieutenant General Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al-Othman
Personal details
Born1953 (1953)
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Career

Sabah was appointed as the Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces on 4 March 2012.[2][3] He held the rank of lieutenant general and retired from the Kuwaiti Armed Forces.[2][4] He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense on 4 August 2013.[4][5] He replaced Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah in both posts.[6][7] In 2017 he was transferred to the interior ministry. In 2019 he was dismissed for a parliamentary no-confidence and publicly quarreling with the emir's son, the new defense minister (who was also dismissed), about the funds that the defense ministry administered during Khaled's tenure.[8]

References
  1. "New Kuwait cabinet: Emir names eldest son as defence minister". The National. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Lt. Gen. (ret.) Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah". Kuwait Government. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. "Seven Al-Sabah family members in new Kuwait cabinet". Middle East Online. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. "4 August 2013 - Decree number 212 for year 2013 of the formation of the Cabinet". Kuwaiti Government. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. "Kuwait's new cabinet". Global Post. AFP. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  6. "11 December 2012 - Decree number 296 for year 2012 of the formation of the Cabinet". Kuwaiti Government. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. Omar Hasan (4 August 2013). "Kuwait forms cabinet with new oil, finance ministers". Fox News. Kuwait City. AFP. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  8. "Kuwait Defence Minister Shaikh Nasser takes aim at outgoing premier Jaber". Gulf News. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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