Abdulwahab Al-Rushaid

Abdulwahab Al-Rushaid (Arabic: عبدالوهاب الرشيد) (born Abdulwahab Moh'd Al-Rushaid, October 29, 1984) is a Kuwaiti economist and politician. He is an elected board member of Kuwait Economic Society and the vice-chairman of the board.[1][2][3][4]

Abdulwahab Al-Rushaid
عبدالوهاب الرشيد
Abdulwahab Al-Rushaid in 2022.
Born (1984-10-29) October 29, 1984  Kuwait
Citizenship Kuwait
EducationMaster of Business Administration MBA, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
Alma materGulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait University.
Occupation(s)Economist, politician.
OrganizationKuwait Economic Society.
Known forVice-Chairman of Kuwait Economic Society.
Board member ofKuwait Economic Society.

He has been Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economics Affairs and Investments from 28 of December 2021[5] to April 2023.[6] As finance minister, he headed the Kuwait Investment Authority, which manages the country’s $700 billion sovereign wealth fund, designed to reduce dependence on oil-related investments.[7]

Kuwaiti general election 2016

Al-Rushaid was a candidate in the Kuwaiti General Election 2016 and ranked at the 22nd place in the third constituency by 1,345 votes.[8][9]

References
  1. "الجمعية الاقتصادية الكويتية". www.kesoc.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. "المدلج رئيساً لمجلس إدارة الجمعية الاقتصادية - القبس الإلكتروني". القبس الإلكتروني (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. "قائمة التطوير تكتسح انتخابات الجمعية الاقتصادية - القبس الإلكتروني". القبس الإلكتروني (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  4. "الجمعية الاقتصادية تعلن عن برامجها التدريبية للنصف الأول من عام 2016". جريدة الأنباء الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  5. "Kuwait Forms Another Cabinet With New Finance Minister". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  6. "New Cabinet finally named". Kuwait Times. 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  7. "Kuwait Appoints Al-Rushaid as Finance Minister in New Cabinet". Bloomberg.com. 28 December 2021.
  8. "الإنتخابات 2016". السياسة الكويتية. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. "عبدالوهاب محمد الرشيد - انتخابات مجلس الأمة 2016". elections.alqabas.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-08-21.


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