Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Emir of Kuwait
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
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Emir Nawaf I in 2018
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Emir of Kuwait | |
Reign | 29 September 2020 – present |
Predecessor | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber |
Heir apparent | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber |
Prime Ministers |
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
(2019–2022)
Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad (2022–present) |
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Born |
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1937-06-25
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25 June 1937
(age
86)
Kuwait City , Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
Spouse | Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jassim |
Issue |
Sheikh Ahmad
Sheikh Faisal Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Salem Sheikha Sheikha |
Arabic | نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح |
House | Sabah |
Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
Mother | Yamama |
Religion | Islam |
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( Arabic : نَوَّاف الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح , romanized : Nawwāf al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ ; born 25 June 1937) is the Emir of Kuwait . On 29 September 2020, he succeeded to the throne following the death of his half-brother Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah .
Nawaf had been nominated as crown prince on 7 February 2006.
Early life and education
Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was born on 25 June 1937. [1] He is a son of the 10th ruler of Kuwait , Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah . [2] He studied at various schools in Kuwait. [3]
Career
Nawaf is one of the most senior members of the House of Sabah . At 25, he was appointed governor of Hawalli on 21 February 1962 and held the post until 19 March 1978. [4] He was Minister of Interior [5] [6] from 1978 to 26 January 1988, when he was appointed Minister of Defense . [6] [7] Following the liberation of Kuwait in the Gulf War , Nawaf was appointed the acting minister of labor and social affairs on 20 April 1991 and held the post until 17 October 1992. [6] Following his appointment to the cabinet in 1991, a group of senior military officers sent a letter to Jaber al-Ahmad , the Emir at the time, demanding that Nawaf, the minister of defense during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait , and Salem al-Sabah , the minister of interior during the invasion, be dismissed from the government and investigated for Kuwait's lack of military preparedness on the day of the invasion. [8] As a result, Nawaf was not appointed to a cabinet-level position until 2003.
On 16 October 1994, Nawaf was appointed deputy chief of the Kuwait National Guard and held that post until 2003. [6] [9] [10] [11] The same year, he reassumed the post of minister of the interior until an Amiri Decree was issued on 16 October 2003 making him first Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait [12] and Minister of Interior . [5] [6] Nawaf played a role in supporting programs that support national unity among the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and Arab countries. [13]
With the ascendance of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the leadership of Kuwait on 29 January 2006, an Amiri Decree was issued on 7 February 2006 officially designating Nawaf the Crown Prince. [6] This was contrary to the tradition of the Al-Sabah family , according to which the offices of Emir and Crown Prince are supposed to alternate between the Al-Jaber and Al-Salem branches. [14] [15]
Sabah died on 29 September 2020 and Nawaf was announced as the Emir of Kuwait during a meeting of the National Assembly . [16] [17] [18]
Personal life
Nawaf married Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jasem Al-Ghanim, daughter of Sulaiman Al-Jasem Al-Ghanim by his wife, Ruqayyah bint Abdullah Al-Abd Al-Razzaq. They have four sons and a daughter. [19] [20]
Honors and awards
- Spain : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (23 May 2008) [21]
- Argentina : Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1 August 2011) [22]
- United Arab Emirates : Collar of the Order of Zayed (29 January 2007) [23]
- Palestine : Grand Collar of the State of Palestine (13 November 2018) [24]
See also
References
- ↑ "HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the new Emir of Kuwait" . DT News . Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Kuwait: Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah succeeds his late brother as emir" . Middle East Eye . Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Who is Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah?" . AlKhaleej Today (in Arabic). 29 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ حدث في مثل هذا اليوم في الكويت Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine دخل في 21 فبراير 2009
- 1 2 "Official website of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, (Section Arabic/English Read)" . Archived from the original on 25 December 2014 . Retrieved 8 October 2014 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 السيرة الذاتية لسمو الشيخ نواف الاحمد الجابر الصباح Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine ، وكالة الأنباء الكويتية كونا – نشر في 7 فبراير 2006، دخل في 11 أبريل 2010
- ↑ List of Kuwait Defense Ministers; Knights of the Kuwait Armed Forces Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
- ↑ Edward A. Gargan (24 May 1991). "Senior Kuwaiti Military Officers Demand Ouster of 2 Cabinet Aides" . The New York Times .
- ↑ "Official website of the Kuwaiti National Guard, (Section Arabic Read)" . Archived from the original on 16 July 2006 . Retrieved 8 October 2014 .
- ↑ Kuwait National Guard Archives, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with His Royal Highness Mutaib bin Abdullah in 2001; Retrieved 7 March 2015
- ↑ Archived 13 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Kuwait National Guard Archives, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Retrieved 7 March 2015
- ↑ "Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah" . Global Security. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014 . Retrieved 24 October 2014 .
- ↑ "Kuwait: Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah appointed Emir" . gulfnews.com . Archived from the original on 29 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Kuwait's emir dies, triggering leadership change in major OPEC producer | S&P Global Platts" . www.spglobal.com . 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Crown Prince Nawaf Ahmed Jaber Al-Sabah crowned after Kuwait's Emir dies at 91" . The Nation . 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Kuwait swears in new emir after Sabah's death" . www.aljazeera.com . Archived from the original on 30 September 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91" . Al Jazeera . 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020 . Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Becomes Kuwait's New Emir" . BOL News . 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020 . Retrieved 29 September 2020 .
- ↑ "New Emir of Kuwait named" . Royal Central . 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Who is Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah?" . AlKhaleej Today (in Arabic). 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020 . Retrieved 30 September 2020 .
- ↑ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2015 . Retrieved 14 February 2015 .
- ↑ "Boletín Oficial de la Nación" . Archived from the original on 29 December 2016 . Retrieved 4 October 2020 .
- ↑ "Khalifa receives Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Premier (updated)" . Emirates News Agency . 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021 . Retrieved 9 December 2021 .
- ↑ Times, Kuwait (13 November 2018). "Palestinian leader grants Crown Prince highest merit" . Kuwait Times . Retrieved 22 October 2022 .
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