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Curriculum Vitae

SHEIKH AHMAD FAHAD AL-SABAH

NAME = Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah

Date & place = 12th August, 1963.

Of Birth Beirut, Lebanon.

MARITAL = Married to HRH Sheikha Meshal

STATUS Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

= With 5 daughters and one son.

HONOURS = Honorary Ph.D. in Political Science

From Dong-A University, Busan Korea.

= Honorary Ph.D. in International

Relations, Taipei University, Chinese Taipei.

= Honorary Ph.D in Sports Sciences by

American Academy.

= Honorary Ph.D in Sports Management–April

2008

Chandrakasem Rajabhat University, Bangkok

= Hony. Ph.D in Sport Science – October 2008

Nippon Sports Science University

EDUCATION = University Degree in Political

Science, Kuwait University

= Military Academy, Kuwait

SPORTS = Player (Junior Football Team), Qadsiya SC,

HISTORY 1969

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= Player (Handball), Kuwait National Schools

Team, 1973

= Player, Kuwait National Shooting Team, 1979

= Vice-President & Chairman of Sports

Committee, Al-Arabi SC, 1987 – 1989

OFFICIAL = Officer in the Kuwaiti Army from 1985-1990

POSITIONS

= Chairman of Public Authority for Youth &

Sports, with a rank of a Cabinet Minister, from

November 2000 till February 2001.

= Minister of Information (Media and Culture)

from 14th

February 2001 onwards March 2003

= Minister of Energy (Oil, Gas, Water &

Electricity from 14th

July 2003 till June 2006.

= Chairman of OPEC from 1st January 2004 till

December 2005

= Chairman of National Security from July 2006 –

April 2009 with the rank of Cabinet Minister

= Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs

and Minister of State for Development and

Housing Affairs from June 2009 – May 2011

PRESENT = President of Olympic Council of

SPORTS Asia since September, 1991

CAREER

= Member, International Olympic Committee

since 1992

= President ANOC since 13th

April 2012

= President, Kuwait Olympic

Committee, from 1991 till March 2001 and

2007 onwards

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= Chairman of Afro-Asian Games

From 1998 to October 2003

= Vice-President of International

Handball Federation

= President of Kuwait Football

Association, since 1990

= President of Asian Handball Federation

= Senior Vice President of the Islamic

Solidarity Sports Federation since 1999

= Honorary President of several

Kuwait, Arab and Asian Clubs.

SOCIAL = Member of numerous charity

Contributions institutions in and out of Kuwait.

SPORTS = Headed the Kuwaiti Contingents, which

Contributions participated in: -

* 1990 Asian Games in Beijing,

* 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima

* 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok

* 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona

* 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta

* 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

* 2004 Olympic Games in Athens

FOUNDER = * Founder President of:

* Pan-Arab Rowing Federation

* Pan-Arab Yachting Federation

* Pan-Arab Shooting Federation

DECORATIONS = Special Forces, Bravery Award by U.S. Army

= Honorary Citizenship of Hiroshima

City by Mayor of Hiroshima.

= Sports Merit Award by President of Turkey

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= Highest Civilian Award by President of

Republic of Kazakhstan

= Saudi Sports Order by HRH Prince Sultan,

General Director of Saudi Youth and Sports

= H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-

Maktoum Creative Sports Award for Arab

Sports Character – January 6, 2010

PERSONAL = Writing Arabic Poetry

INTERESTS = Reading historical & political Books.

= Writing newspaper columns on social issues

HOBBIES = Equestrian, Shooting & Falconing.