Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah GCB (Hon) (Arabic: الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح; 16 June 1929 – 29 September 2020)[1] was the 5th Emir of Kuwait and the Commander of the Military of Kuwait. He was sworn in on 29 January 2006 after confirmation by the National Assembly of Kuwait.[2]
| Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
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| Emir of Kuwait | |
| 29 January 2006 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| 13 July 2003 – 29 January 2006 | |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah |
| Monarch | See list
|
| Born | 16 June 1929 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Died | 29 September 2020 (aged 91) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse | Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah (Died 1990) |
| Issue | Sheikh Nasser (deceased) Sheikh Hamed Sheikh Ahmed (deceased) Sheikha Salwa (deceased) |
| House | House of Al-Sabah |
| Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Munira Al-Ayyar |
| Religion | Islam |
In July 2020, Al-Sabah was hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and had surgery.[3][4] He died on 29 September 2020, aged 91.[5][4]
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Media
Sixth cabinet in the history of Kuwait in 1967. Sabah is sixth from right.
Colin Powell and Foreign Minister Sabah in Washington, 2001
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Prime Minister Sabah to deliver condolences on the death of the Emir in 2006
Sabah with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009
Emir of Kuwait with President Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in 2014
13. Session of the Islamic Summit Conference
Sabah with U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018
UAE flag at half mast in mourning for Sabah Al Ahmad on 29 September 2020
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References
- ↑ Profile of Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- ↑ "The Kuwait Succession Crisis and the New Leadership". The Estimate. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2006.
- ↑ "US flies Kuwait emir, 91, to Minnesota after surgery at home". Associated Press. 23 July 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Kuwait's Leader, Dies at 91". The New York Times. 29 September 2020.
- ↑ "Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91". Al Jazeera. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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