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Article: KUWAIT - Profile - 1st Deputy Premier & FM Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.
- Article from:
- APS Review Gas Market Trends
- Article date:
- June 18, 2001
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Shaikh Sabah is the Emir's brother and his trusted assistant. While officially Shaikh Saad Al Abdullah is the second highest ranking man in Kuwait next to the emir, in practice Shaikh Sabah is the second most powerful person in the emirate. As foreign minister, he outlines the regional and international implications of Kuwait's petroleum policies, among others.
Shaikh Sabah is the acting chairman of the SPC, was created in 1974 by the Emir, which is the highest authority for the petroleum sector. Since oil is one of the main elements of the emirate's foreign policy, Shaikh Sabah's control over the SPC is of special importance to the Bani Jabir branch of the ...