Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Kuwait)

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
وزارة التجارة
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Kuwait MOC uses the emblem of Kuwait as its logo[ citation needed ]
Agency overview
Formed28 January 1963;59 years ago (1963-01-28)
Jurisdiction Government of Kuwait
Headquarters Kuwait City
Minister responsible
  • Abdullah Issa Al-Salman
Website www.moci.gov.kw

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet.

Contents

History

The Ministry was established on 28 January 1963 under the name of the Ministry of Finance, Industry and Commerce. [1] [2]

Organisational structure

The ministry derives into following department: [1]

Former ministers

  • Khalifa Khalid Ghoneim (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah (Minister Commerce and Industry)
  • Khalid Sulaiman Al Adsani (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdul Wahab Yusuf Al Nafisi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Jassim Khaled Dawood Al Marzouq (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Jassem Mohammad Al Kharafi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Faisal Abdul Razzaq Al Khalid (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Nasser Rawdhan (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdullah Al Jarallah (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdullah Rashed Al Hajri (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Hilal Mishari Mutairi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Jassim Abdullah Al Mudaf, (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Hisham Al Otaibi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdulwahab Al Wazzan (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Salah Abdul Redha Khurshid (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Tawil (Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Falah Fahad Al Hajri. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Ahmed Yacoub Baqer Al Abdullah (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Ahmad Rashed Al Haroun. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Amani Bouresli (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Anas Khalid Al Saleh (Minister of Commerce and Industry; February 2012 - January 2014) February 2012 to January 2014 [3]
  • Abdulmohsen Al Madaj (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
  • Yousef Al Ali Ph.D. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)

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References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Ministry" (in Arabic). Kuwait: Ministry of Commerce - Kuwait. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.