Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah

Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ ثامر علي صباح السالم الصباح; born 1972) is a Kuwaiti politician who served as the minister of interior from 14 December 2020, to 28 December 2021.^[1] His father is Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, a former minister of defense.^[2]

Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
الشيخ ثامر العلي الصباح
Minister of Interior
In office 14 December 2020 – 28 December 2021
Monarch	Nawaf Al-Ahmad
Prime Minister	Sabah Al-Khalid
Preceded by	Anas Khalid Al Saleh
Succeeded by	Ahmad Al-Mansour
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 51–52)[citation needed]
Parent	Ali Sabah Al-Salem

Education

He holds a bachelor's degree in administrative leadership from the University of Arkansas, United States, in 1999, and a Diploma in public administration from the Institute of Business Studies in Kuwait in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He served as the minister of interior from 14 December 2020, to 28 December 2021. Prior to this, he was the Head of the National Security Bureau from 10 September 2013, until 14 December 2020, and the Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau from 1997 until 10 September 2013. He held the position of Head of the Information and Security Monitoring Sector and the Research and Studies Sector from 2006 until 2013, and he was the Acting Head of the National Security Bureau in 2006. He was the Director of the Office of the Head of the National Security Bureau from 2002 to 2006. He began his career as an employee in the National Security Bureau from 2000 to 2002 and was an Assistant Deputy Manager at Blasim for General Trading and Contracting from 1996 to 2000. Additionally, he is a member of the Advisory Council in NATO.^[3][4][5][6]

References

1. صدور مرسوم التشكيلة الحكومية الجديدة Archived 2020-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. أمر أميري بتشكيل الحكومة الجديدة برئاسة سمو الشيخ صباح الخالد الحمد الصباح تتضمن 15 وزيرا Archived 2021-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
3. السيرة الذاتية ل الشيخ ثامر علي صباح السالم الصباح وزير الداخلية. Archived 2020-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
4. NATO. "Remarks by the Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and President of the National Security Bureau of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah during the ICI Anniversary Ceremony at the NATO-ICI Regional Centre". NATO. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. "Interior Minister hails Customs members efforts". Interior Minister hails Customs members efforts. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Visit to Kuwait". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 11 February 2024.