Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jābir as-Sabāh, 25 June 1937 – 16 December 2023) was the Emir of Kuwait following the death of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber on 29 September 2020. He was the Deputy Commander of the Military of Kuwait.
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| Emir of Kuwait | |
| 29 September 2020 – 16 December 2023 | |
| Predecessor | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber |
| Successor | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber |
| Prime Ministers | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad |
| Born | 25 June 1937 Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Died | 16 December 2023 (aged 86) Al-Siddiq, Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait |
| Spouse | Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jasem |
| Issue | Ahmad Faisal Abdullah Salem Sheikha |
| Arabic | نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح |
| House | House of Sabah |
| Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Yamama |
| Religion | Islam |
He was the half-brother of the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Nawaf was nominated as Crown Prince on 7 February 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family.[1]
Heath
On 29 November 2023, Nawaf was admitted to a hospital following an emergency health issue.
Death
He died on 16 December 2023 in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait at the age of 86.[2]
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Media
- The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari receiving the Guard of Honour, on his arrival at Kuwait on April 06, 2009.jpg
Then Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari with Nawaf in April 2009
- Secretary Blinken Meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al- Sabah (51345107712).jpg
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Sheikh Nawaf, July 2021
References
- ↑ Nawaf is appointed Kuwait Crown Prince Gulf News, 8 February 2006
- ↑ "Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-16.