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The Emir of the State of Kuwait (Arabic: أمير دولة الكويت) is the monarch and head of state of Kuwait, and is the country's most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al Sabah dynasty.
By Ahmed Hagagy. KUWAIT (Reuters) - Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah was named as Kuwait's new emir on Saturday after the death of his brother Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah aged 86.
This was contrary to the tradition of the Al-Sabah family, according to which the offices of emir and crown prince are supposed to alternate between the Al-Jaber and Al-Salem branches. [15] [16] Sabah died on 29 September 2020 and Nawaf was announced as the emir of Kuwait during a meeting of the National Assembly. [17] [18] [19]
17 February – The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign.The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts.
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, died at age 86 after ruling the Gulf state for three years, officials announced on Saturday, according to state news agency KUNA.
Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died Saturday. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a somber official made the ...
On 24 July 2022, an Emiri Decree was issued by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, assigning him the role of prime minister and the formation of the fortieth government in the history of Kuwait. The government formation decree was issued on 1 August 2022.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Kuwait on Wednesday formed a government headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, the state news agency said, the country's first cabinet after the death ...