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 | See list
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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 | See list
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Born | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 16 June 1929
Died | 29 September 2020 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 91)
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]