Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)

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The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy is one of the government agencies in the State of Kuwait. It was established on January 17, 1962 and was previously known as the Ministry of Electricity and Water until the name of Renewable Energy was added to the ministry. The ministry is responsible for providing electricity and water services to more than three million consumers. Its main office is located in the Ministry Zone, in South Surra, and the currently minister is Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz Bushehri. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Ministry tasks

The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy is responsible for providing the country's needs of electric power and water for consumption and production purposes. The Ministry is responsible for the following matters:

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List of ministers

NameTook officeLeft office
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah 19621964
Khaled Al Masoud Al Faheed19641964
Abdulaziz Mohammed Alshaya19641964
Abdullah Ahmed Al-Sumait19651970
Saleh Abdul-Malik Al-Saleh19701971
Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Saraawi19711971
Abdullah Yousef Ahmed Al-Ghanim19711979
Hamad Mubarak Hamad Al-Ayyar19791979
Khalaf Ahmed Al Khalaf19791981
Mohammed Al-Sayed Abdulmohsen Al-Rifai19851988
Humoud Abdullah Al-Rqobah19881991
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Adsani19911994
Jassem M. Al-Oun19941998
Dr. Adel Khaled Al-Sebeeh19992001
Talal M. H. Al-Ayyar2001
Rashed Saif Al-Hujailan20032003
Sheikh Ahmad Fahad A. J. Al-Sabah2003
Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah20062007
Mohammed Abdullah Alim20082008
Nabil Khalf Bin Salama20092009
Dr. Bader Shabib Al-Sharaian20092011
Salem Al-Atheena20112012
Abdulaziz Abdul Latif Ibrahim20122015
Ahmed Khaled Al-Jassar20152016
Eisam Abdalmuhsin Almarzuq20162017
Bakhayt Alrashidi20172018
Dr. Khaled Al Fadel20182020
Mohamed Boushahri20202020
Dr. Khaled Al Fadel20202020
Dr. Mohammed Al Faris20202021
Dr. Mishaan Al Otaibi20212021
Dr. Mohammed Al Faris20212022
Ali Al Mousa20222022
Dr. Amani Sulaiman Buqamaz20222023
Mutlaq Al Otaibi20232023
Dr. Jassem Al Ostad20232024
Dr. Salem Falah Al-Hajraf20242024
Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz Bushehri2024Current

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