Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
| Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
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| Emir of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 29 January 2006 – 29 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Prime Ministers | |
| Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 13 July 2003 – 29 January 2006 |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah |
| Monarch | |
| 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 |
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]
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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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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