- Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah died at the age of 86.
- His death was announced by Amiri Diwan.
- He previously served as Kuwait’s Interior and Defense Minister.
The Amiri Diwan confirmed in a statement that was aired on Saturday that Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has died at the age of 86.
Shortly before the announcement, Kuwait TV incorporated verses from the Qur’an into its broadcast.
He had a medical emergency and was brought to the hospital in late November. A stable status was later proclaimed for him.
Her half-brother, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, designated Sheikh Nawaf crown prince in 2006. Sheikh Nawaf became emir when Sheikh Sabah passed away in September 2020 at the age of 91.
He was previously the interior and defense minister of Kuwait.
Sheikh Nawaf, who was born in 1937, was the fifth child of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late ruler of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950.
At the age of 25, he began his political career as the governor of the province of Hawalli, a position he held until 1978, when he began a ten-year tenure as interior minister.
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