The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet.
| وزارة التجارة | |
 Kuwait MOC uses the emblem of Kuwait as its logo[citation needed] | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 28 January 1963 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Kuwait |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
History
editThe Ministry was established on 28 January 1963 under the name of the Ministry of Finance, Industry and Commerce.[1][2]
Organisational structure
editThe ministry derives into following department:[1]
- Department of Consumer Protection
- Assistance Agency for Tourism Affairs
- Assistance Agency of the affairs of trade control
- Assistance Agency of Affairs of World Organisations and Intellectual Property Rights
- Assistance Agency for Corporate Affairs and Business Licenses
- Assistance Agency for Foreign Trade Affairs
- Technical Affairs and Trade Development
- Assistance Agency for planning and technical support
- Office of Foreign Capital Investment.
Former ministers
edit- Khalifa Khalid Ghoneim (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah (Minister Commerce and Industry)
- Khalid Sulaiman Al Adsani (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdul Wahab Yusuf Al Nafisi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Jassim Khaled Dawood Al Marzouq (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Jassem Mohammad Al Kharafi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Faisal Abdul Razzaq Al Khalid (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Nasser Rawdhan (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdullah Al Jarallah (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdullah Rashed Al Hajri (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Hilal Mishari Mutairi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Jassim Abdullah Al Mudaf, (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Hisham Al Otaibi (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdulwahab Al Wazzan (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Salah Abdul Redha Khurshid (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Tawil (Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Falah Fahad Al Hajri. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Ahmed Yacoub Baqer Al Abdullah (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Ahmad Rashed Al Haroun. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Amani Bouresli (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Anas Khalid Al Saleh (Minister of Commerce and Industry; February 2012 - January 2014) February 2012 to January 2014[3]
- Abdulmohsen Al Madaj (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
- Yousef Al Ali Ph.D. (Minister of Commerce and Industry)
References
edit- ^ a b "History of the Ministry" (in Arabic). Kuwait: Ministry of Commerce - Kuwait. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.