Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, has died at the age of 86, Kuwait state television reported on the 16th (local time).

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Monarch <br>[Photo by Yonhap News]

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Monarch
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Kuwait state television stated that Emir Nawaf was hospitalized last month due to an illness, but did not disclose the specific cause of death.


Emir Nawaf ascended to the throne at the age of 83, succeeding the late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away in 2020.



Born in 1937, before the full-scale development of oil in Kuwait, Emir Nawaf served as Minister of Interior, Minister of Defense, and First Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet.


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