Kuwait City: Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah was named Emir of Kuwait. The deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs made the announcement on Saturday after the death of Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah is aged 83. He is believed to be the world’s oldest crown prince.
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait passed away yesterday. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah was aged 86. Sheikh Nawaf was admitted to a hospital due to a emergency health issue in November.
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‘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.
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.
Kuwait announced 40 days of mourning and a three-day closure of official departments. World leaders paid tribute to Sheikh Nawaf and offered their condolences to his successor, the Al Sabah family and the people of Kuwait.
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