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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.
Mishal was born on 27 September 1940 to Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during his father's reign (1921–1950) as the tenth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait.Mishal was Ahmad's seventh son, and is the paternal younger half-brother of three emirs of Kuwait: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1977–2006), Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020) and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2020–2023).
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]
John Iremil Teodro of GMA Network describes Emir as a badly edited, badly written, poorly directed and boring film. [6] On the other hand, Fidel Antonio Medel of the Philippine Entertainment Portal describes the film as having overwhelming craftmanship and pointed out the attention given to the film's designs, costumes, makeup, art direction and cinematography.
Jaber was born on 29 June 1926 in Kuwait City. [2] He was the third son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. [5]Jaber received his early education at Al-Mubarakiya School, Al-Ahmediya School, and Al-Sharqiya School, and was subsequently tutored privately in English, Arabic, religion and the sciences.
Al-Zain is the granddaughter of the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, and great-niece of the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. She holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University's College of Communication as well as an M.F.A. from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Saad, who was born in 1930, [3] belonged to the Al-Salem branch of the Al-Sabah family and was eldest son of Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who ruled Kuwait from 1950 to 1965. [ 4 ] His mother is Ethiopian and he had two younger paternal half-brothers; Sheikh Khalid and Sheikh Ali.
August 3 - Seven people go on trial in Kuwait accused of spying for Iran against Kuwait and the United States; they deny all charges and say they were tortured into confessing. [2] August 11 - The United States threatens to sell an anti-ballistic missile to Kuwait to counter alleged "current and future threats". [3]