Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician who holds the rank of retired Lieutenant General in the Kuwaiti Armed Forces. Throughout his life, he has held many significant positions, including Chief of General Staff, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense in the government of 2013, as well as in the government of 2014. Additionally, he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, from which he was relieved on November 18, 2019, by an Amiri order.
He was born in Kuwait in 1953, holds Kuwaiti nationality, and practices Islam. Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah is of the Arab tribe of Anaza, which traces its lineage to Anaza bin Asad bin Rabi'ah bin Nizar bin Ma'ad bin Adnan. This tribe is a prominent Arab Adnanite tribe that includes many leading personalities and officials in Kuwait and the Gulf region. It is noted that the ruling family in Kuwait belongs to this tribe.
He was considered one of the most important political figures in Kuwait. When Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah accused him of embezzling 240 million Kuwaiti Dinars, the Kuwaiti public was shocked, and as a result of this accusation, he was relieved from the position of Minister of Interior.
**Reason for Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah's Imprisonment**
The Kuwaiti Court of Cassation sentenced former Minister of Defense Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah to seven years in prison with hard labor for the misuse of funds from the Kuwaiti Army Fund. The court also ordered former Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah to refund monetary amounts after abstaining from imposing a penalty on him. This case was initiated when Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the former Minister of Defense and First Deputy Prime Minister, decided to pursue a case against the then-Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah.
