Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Kuwait)

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
وزارة التجارة
Kuwait MOC uses the emblem of Kuwait as its logo[citation needed]
Agency overview
Formed28 January 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-28)
JurisdictionGovernment of Kuwait
HeadquartersKuwait City
Minister responsible
  • Abdullah Issa Al-Salman
Websitewww.moci.gov.kw

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet.

History[edit]

The Ministry was established on 28 January 1963 under the name of the Ministry of Finance, Industry and Commerce.[1][2]

Organisational structure[edit]

The 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]

  1. ^ a b "History of the Ministry" (in Arabic). Kuwait: Ministry of Commerce - Kuwait. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al Awsat. London. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ Habib Toumi (14 February 2012). "Kuwait announces new cabinet". Gulf News. Manama. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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