MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 30 October 2014
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30 October 2014
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 att...
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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 | ||
AGE: | 45 | ||
MARITAL STATUS | Married to Mrs Eiman Al Gharir with three daughters | ||
EDUCATION: | Bachelor in Political Science and Public Administration, Kuwait University, 1992 | ||
CAREER: | Jun 1992 – Aug 1995 | Joined Bureau of Training and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Jul 1992 – Sep 1992 | Third Secretary, Consular Affairs Administration – Notarizations & Certifications Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
Sept 1995 – Mar 2000 | Third Secretary, Embassy of Kuwait, Brazil | ||
Apr 2000 – July 2001 | Second Secretary, Bureau of Training and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
July 2001 – Aug 2002 | Department of the Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
Aug 2002 – July 2006 | First Secretary, Embassy of Kuwait, Canada | ||
CAREER: (cont’d) | July 2006 – July 2009 | Counsellor, Embassy of Kuwait, Spain | |
Aug 2007 – Sep 2007 | Head of Interests Section Bureau of Kuwaiti citizens, Malaga, Spain | ||
July 2009 – Aug 2010 | Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York | ||
Sep 2010 – Aug 2014 | Ambassador to Kenya | ||
Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Nairobi (UNON), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) | |||
Jan 2013 – Aug 2014 | Ambassador to Burundi (Non-Resident) | ||
Apr 2013 – Aug 2014 | Ambassador to Tanzania (Non-Resident) | ||
Sep 2013 – Aug 2014 | Ambassador to Rwanda (Non-Resident) | ||
Feb 2014 - | Promoted to Minister Counsellor | ||
30 Oct 2014 - | Ambassador to Singapore | ||
LANGUAGES: | English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese | ||
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October 2014
