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Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya

Diplomat · Politician

Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Abdullah Ali Abdullah al-YAHYA · Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya · عبد الله علي اليحيا				[sources]
Other name	ʻAbd Allāh ʻAlī al-Yaḥyā · عبد الله علي عبد الله اليحيا				[sources]
Birth date	1966				[sources]
Place of birth	Kuwait City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Kuwait				[sources]
Citizenship	Kuwait				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Abdullah				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q124304752				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs				[sources]
Education	Western Oregon University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-26	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2024-07-18

Descriptions

Kuwaiti politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-20

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2024-01-31	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs	-	-

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