2024/04/29 - 05:13

His Excellency Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya

His Excellency Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Social Status: Married with four children: Ali, Othman, Azza, and Sheikha

Languages: English, Arabic

Date of birth: 1966/06/13

2017

Nimitz Tailhook Certification

2014

Specialized Course at Harvard Kennedy School, USA

2003

Specialized Course on Diplomatic Studies, Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India

1997

Course on Political Studies on the Arabian Gulf, West Virginia, USA

1988

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Western Oregon State University (WOU), USA

2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait - January 2024

2023 - 2024

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2019 - 2023

Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

2019 - 2023

Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Paraguay

2018 - 2023

Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Argentine Republic

2006 - 2018

Secretary of the Board of Directors, Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute

2006 - 2018

Secretary of the Board of Directors, Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute

2002 - 2006

International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait

1998 - 2001

Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the Federal Republic of Germany

1995

Diplomatic attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait