Kuwait: Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khaled, new Defence Minister

15 February 2012

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Summary

Former Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lt-General Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah was

appointed as new Defence Minister in the new Cabinet of Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak. The following 438-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the points upon which he is already in agreement with Sheikh Jaber. It also tells what about his views regarding the purchase of new fighter jets to the Kuwaiti Air Force (KAF).

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