Ali al-Omair

Ali Al-Omair
Ali Al-Omair, at OPEC meeting in Vienna, 2015
Oil Minister
In office January 2014 – November 2015
Prime Minister	Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Preceded by	Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali
Succeeded by	Anas Khalid Al Saleh
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 66–67)
Political party	Islamic Salafi Alliance (affiliation)

Ali Al-Omair (born 1958) is a Kuwaiti politician. From January 2014 through November 2015, he served as Oil Minister in the cabinet of Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, succeeding Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali.[1][2] He was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the third district. Born in 1958, Al-Omair obtained a PhD in chemistry and worked as a professor before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Omair affiliates with the Islamic Salafi Alliance party.[3]

Supported Zakat law

In November 2007, the parliament voted 51-2 to approve a law requiring all Kuwaiti public and shareholding companies to pay Zakat every year. Al-Omair was one of the main proponents of the bill.[4]

References

1. "Kuwait cabinet reshuffle brings seven new faces". Asharq Al-Awsat. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
2. "Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected". Reuters. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
3. Arab Times MP Profile^[permanent dead link‍]
4. Arab Times. 13 May 2007