Salem AbdulAziz Al-Saud Al-Sabah's curriculum vitae outlines his career history including positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Kuwait, and Governor and Chairman of the Central Bank of Kuwait for over 25 years. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and has extensive experience in banking, finance, and monetary policy through various roles in Kuwait's government and financial institutions. Al-Sabah has received several awards and recognitions over his career for his leadership and achievements.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Salem AbdulAziz Al-Saud Al-Sabah
Date of Birth : November 1, 1951
Nationality : Kuwaiti
Academic Qualifications : Bachelor of Artsin Economics, 1977,
The American Universityof Beirut,
Lebanon
Previous Position : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Finance( August 2013 – January 2013),
Governor and Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Central Bank of Kuwait
(Since October 1, 1986 until February 12,
2012)
Other Previous
Positions
: Chairman of KIA,Chairman of PISS,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Institute of Banking Studies
Alternate Governor of the State of Kuwait
at the International Monetary Fund, and
the Arab Monetary Fund
Attending meetings of the Committee of
Monetary Authorities and Central Bank
Governors in the GCC Countries since
1984 until 2012

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Previous Memberships in the Following :
* Chairman of the economic national task force to confront the
reflections of the global financial crisis on the Kuwaiti economy.
* Chairman of the national task force which studies the methods of
implementing the project on “Developing the State of Kuwait as a
Financial and Trade Center”.
* Chairman of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating
the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Committee, according to the
Minister of Finance’s Resolution No. (11) of 2004, concerning the
combating of these operations.
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Member of the Higher Council of Planning and Development.
Member of the Higher Petroleum Council.
Chairman of the Kuwait Financial Intelligence Unit (KFIU),
according to the Minister of Finance’s Resolution No. (10) of 2003,
concerning the establishment of KFIU at the Central Bank of
Kuwait.
Member of the Higher Committee for Economic Development and
Reform.
Member of the Board of Directors, Kuwait Investment Authority.
Member of previous committees related to methods to activate the
economic situation.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Monetary Council.
Co-Chairman of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Previous Positions at the Central Bank of Kuwait :
- Deputy Governor: 9/2/1986 – 30/9/1986
- Executive Director for Banking
Supervisionand Monetary Policy: 15/7/1985 – 8/2/1986
- Manager,
Banking SupervisionDepartment : 8/8/1984 – 14/7/1985

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- Deputy Manager and Head of
Inspection Section,
Banking Supervision Department 17/3/1984 – 7/8/1984
- Deputy Manager and Head of
Investment and Studies Sections,
Foreign Operations Department : 18/2/1980 – 16/3/1984
- Head, StudiesSection,
ForeignOperationsDepartment : 29/5/1978 – 17/2/1980
- Economic Analyst, StudiesSection,
ForeignOperationsDepartment : 1/10/1977 – 28/5/1978
Participation in Domestic and International Conferences and
Seminars:
Participating,asa key speaker, in numerousconferencesand seminars
on various domestic and international occasions by delivering sixty-
five speeches on subjects related to central banking, financial market
activitiesand monetary policy in the State of Kuwait. These speeches
were collected in seven books (Please refer to www.cbk.gov.kw).
Areas of Recognition:
1. Selected by the Euromoney magazine in 1988 to be awarded the
title of “Governor of the Year ”.
2. Selected by the Arab Research Center at London University to
be named the “1997 Personality in Banking Management ”.
3. Selected by The American University of Beirut, Lebanon, to serve
as a member of its “International Board of Over-seers”.
4. Awarded the title of “Banking Personality of the Year” from
the Fourth Conference of Islamic Banks and Financial
Institutions, held in the State of Kuwait on April 10, 2004.
5. Selected by the World Union of Arab Bankers to serve as an
“Honorary Member” in 2006.

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6. Selected in January 2006 by “The Banker” magazine to be
awarded the title of “The Central Banker of the Year 2006 in
the Middle East”.
7. Awarded in October 2008 the title of “Central Bank
Governor of the Year (2008) for the Middle East” from
the "Emerging Markets" magazine published by the Euromoney.
8. Selected by the Kuwaiti "Al-Wasat"newspaper toreceive the title
of "Man of the Year 2008".
9. Received in April 2009 the award for “Leadership in
Achieving” at the financialand economic levels from the “Arab
Economic Summit”, held in Beirut, Republic of Lebanon, and
organized by the “Economic and Business Group”.
10. Awarded inJune 2012, by the Union of Arab Banks, the “Lifetime
Achievement Awards”, in appreciation for his achievements
while holding the position of Governor of the Central Bank of
Kuwait.
June 2015