Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor
1 year ago

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor

Al Jazeera  

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we – the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world – mourn the late His Highness the emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who passed away to his Lord today,” Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah al-Sabah, the minister of his emiri court, said in a statement aired on state television on Saturday. Kuwait’s crown prince and his half-brother, Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, was subsequently named new emir, a statement from Issa Al-Kandari, the deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs said. Born in 1937, Sheikh Nawaf was the fifth son of Kuwait’s late ruler from 1921 to 1950, Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

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1 year ago

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Al Jazeera  

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Hindustan Times  

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Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

Associated Press  

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1 year ago

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India TV News  

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Kuwait ruling emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah dies at age 86
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India Today  

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India TV News  

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Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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India TV News  

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Al Jazeera  

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Associated Press  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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The Independent  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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The Independent  

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Kuwait ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, dies at 91, PM Modi expresses grief
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India TV News  

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