Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has expressed pride that Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College had become in parallel with the world’s top military colleges.

In a ceremony held Monday to celebrate the graduation of the 22nd batch of the commanding and staff training course, Sheikh Nasser said he was delightful to see that most lectures at this prestigious military institution were Kuwaiti, the Army said in a press statement.

He thanked the United Kingdom for its support which helped Mubarak Al-Abdullah College reach this remarkable success.

He cited the participation of a large number of Officers from sisterly and friendly countries as a clear proof on the world-class level of its military education and training. He wished the graduates more success in their practical and personal lives.

For his part, the Commander of Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College Rear Admiral Abdullah Dashti welcomed the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and other distinguished guests.

Dashti noted that the studying Joint Command and Staff was one of the most important qualifications for Officers.

Later, Sheikh Nasser distributed graduation certificates and awards to graduates and honored the outstanding performers.

The Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College (MAJCSC) is a military educational institution in Kuwait City, Kuwait, which prepares field grade officers to lead at the operational level of warfare.

The British Embassy in Kuwait considers the College to be “the premier college of its type in the Gulf”.

It is based on the Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, United Kingdom. Because of early cooperation with the British military, and the manner in which its curriculum was modeled on British curricula, the College has retained British military instructors to this day.

MAJCSC trains and educates Officers from all military services and all nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The College is named after Lieutenant General Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Chief of General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces from 1963 to 1980.