The Ambassador of the State of Kuwait, His Excellency Yaqoub Yousef Al-Sanad, presented his credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in a ceremony at the Istana today. His curriculum vitae is attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
30 OCTOBER 2014
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HE YAQOUB YOUSEF AL SANAD AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
STATE OF KUWAIT
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BORN: |
27 December 1969, Kuwait |
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AGE: |
45 |
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MARITAL STATUS |
Married to Mrs Eiman Al Gharir with three daughters |
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EDUCATION: |
Bachelor in Political Science and Public Administration, Kuwait University, 1992 |
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CAREER: |
Jun 1992 – Aug 1995 |
Joined Bureau of Training and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Jul 1992 – Sep 1992 |
Third Secretary, Consular Affairs Administration – Notarizations & Certifications Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Sept 1995 – Mar 2000 |
Third Secretary, Embassy of Kuwait, Brazil |
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Apr 2000 – July 2001 |
Second Secretary, Bureau of Training and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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July 2001 – Aug 2002 |
Department of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Aug 2002 – July 2006 |
First Secretary, Embassy of Kuwait, Canada |
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CAREER: (cont’d)
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July 2006 – July 2009 |
Counsellor, Embassy of Kuwait, Spain |
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Aug 2007 – Sep 2007 |
Head of Interests Section Bureau of Kuwaiti citizens, Malaga, Spain |
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July 2009 – Aug 2010 |
Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York |
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Sep 2010 – Aug 2014 |
Ambassador to Kenya |
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Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Nairobi (UNON), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
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Jan 2013 – Aug 2014 |
Ambassador to Burundi (Non-Resident)
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Apr 2013 – Aug 2014 |
Ambassador to Tanzania (Non-Resident) |
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Sep 2013 – Aug 2014 |
Ambassador to Rwanda (Non-Resident) |
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Feb 2014 - |
Promoted to Minister Counsellor |
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30 Oct 2014 - |
Ambassador to Singapore |
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LANGUAGES: |
English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese
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October 2014