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Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa His Excellency Anas Khaled Al Saleh, B.A. '97 HIS EXCELLENCY ANAS KHALED AL SALEH is the Depury Prime Minister, Minister of Finance to the State of Kuwait. These appointments are made by His Highness the Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Almad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of the Srate of Kuwait. Born in 1972 in the State of Kuwait, His Excellency pursued his primary and secondary education in Kuwait. Upon completing his secondary education at the American School of Kuwait, he attended Portland State University where he earned a degree in finance. \With his new bachelort degree he joined the Board of Directors of Jeezan Real Estate Company in 1997. He was the General Manager at Sadeem Al-Kuwait General Tiading and Contracting Company and general manager at Al Baderi Holding Company. He became member of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Real Estate Company in 2003. In 2006, he was the Vice Chairman at the publiclisted Kuwait Investment Company and in 2010 he was also elected to serve as the chairperson of Kuwait Clearing Company, the central clearing, settlement and depository entity for the Kuwaiti Capital Market. Prior to his appointment as Minister, His Excellency served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry lrom 2006 ro 2012 and conrinues ro serve as chairperson of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). KIA is the Governmental entiry responsible for managing the assets of the country. He was a member of the Public Institution for Social Securiry and is currently its chairperson. His Excellency was a member of the Market Committee (Market Regularity Authority) for three years; member of Kuwait Financial Markets Association from 2001 ro 2072; member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Group from 2000 to 2003. He also served as chairman and CEO for a number of international corporations, including: IFA Securities in the United Arab Emirates, IFA Financial Services in Jordan, iFA Securities in Egypt, and IFA Financial Services in Syria. His Excellency is married to Shaimaa Al Mulla, an arbitrator and conciliator at Kuwair Commercial Arbitration Center. They have four teenage children, Aicha, Nasser, Abdullah, and Taibah.

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