Kuwait City: The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, passed away. The Amiri Diwan announced this. on Saturday. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah was aged 86. Sheikh Nawaf was admitted to a hospital due to a emergency health issue in November.
‘With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,”’ said a statement aired on Kuwaiti state television.
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Born in 1937, Sheikh Nawaf was the fifth son of Kuwait’s late ruler from 1921 to 1950 Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nawaf was named crown prince in 2006 by his half-brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in as Emir following the 2020 death of his predecessor, the late Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Sheikh Nawaf previously served as Kuwait’s interior and defense minister.
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