CHAIRMAN MESSAGE
Mr. Ali Abdulrazzaq Al-Saleh, is a pioneer firefighter and a passionate advocate of fire safety. After training in Britain, Mr. Al-Saleh returned to Kuwait and joined the Fire Department where he quickly rose in the ranks and in 1955 assumed the duties of Fire Department head. Under his leadership, the fire department set a clear vision for the future, one that would cement the Fire Department as a National Institution. As Head of the Fire Department, Mr. Al-Saleh began major improvements that are the foundation of Kuwait’s Fire Department today, including establishing a training school for prospective Kuwaiti firefighters, enlisting the expertise of neighboring countries to build a fire code and establish best practices and increasing and upgrading firefighting equipment. After years of dedicating his life to saving others
Mr. Al-Saleh retired from the Fire Department, but continued to improve fire safety in Kuwait by establishing his company, the Kuwait Fire Fighting Company. Mr. Al-Saleh dedicated his life to saving people and will always be remembered as a pioneer and hero.