Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah
Emir of Kuwait
Reign 29 January 2006 – present
Predecessor Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Heir presumptive Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Prime Ministers
Born (1929-06-16) 16 June 1929
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Spouse Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah (Died 1990)
Issue Sheikh Nasser
Sheikh Hamad
Sheikh Ahmed (deceased)
Sheikha Salwa (deceased)
House House of Al-Sabah
Father Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Mother Munira Al-Ayyar
Religion Islam

Sheikh Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah GCB (Hon) (Arabic: الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح born 16 June 1929) is the 15th Ruler and 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. He is the fourth son of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Early life

Al-Sabah was born on 16 June 1929. He received primary education at Al Mubarakya School during the 1930s and then completed his education under tutors. He is the half-brother of the previous Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who appointed Sabah as Prime Minister in July 2003, replacing the then Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He had previously been Foreign Minister for 40 years, from 1963 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving foreign ministers in the world.

Foreign minister of Kuwait

Prior to being the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah was the Foreign Minister of Kuwait between 1963 and 2003.[1] During Sabah's time as Foreign Minister, he had to restore Kuwaiti international relations after the Gulf War. Sabah was a pillar in the restoring the country after the Iraqi Invasion.

He was also first Deputy Prime Ministers of Kuwait while serving as Foreign Minister.[2]

Reign

Dynastic crisis of January 2006

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah to deliver condolences on the death of the Emir in 2006.

On 15 January 2006 the emir, Sheikh Jaber, died, making Sheikh Saad, Crown Prince of Kuwait, the new emir. With the accession of Sheikh Saad, Sabah was likely to become the new Crown Prince, retaining his function of Prime Minister. However, the Constitution requires that the Emir be sworn in before Parliament, and the oath of office is complex; soon the word began to spread that Sheikh Saad was unable to take the oath in full. Some reports suggested that he suffered from Alzheimer's disease or some other debilitating disease; it was generally agreed that he was unable to speak, at least at any length.[3] After a power struggle within the ruling family, Sheikh Saad agreed to abdicate as the Emir of Kuwait on 23 January 2006 due to his illness. The ruling family then chose Sheikh Sabah as the new Emir of Kuwait. On 24 January 2006, Kuwait’s parliament voted Emir Saad out of office, moments before an official letter of abdication was received.[4] The Kuwaiti Cabinet nominated Al-Sabah to take over as emir. He swore in on 29 January 2006 with the National Assembly's approval, ending that crisis.

Government crisis of March 2008

Al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly of Kuwait on 19 March 2008 and called for early elections on 17 May 2008, after the cabinet resigned in the week of 17 March 2008 following a power struggle with the government.[5]

2012 parliamentary suspension

A struggle broke out between the government and parliament in 2012; he consequently dissolved the parliament.[6][7]

Significant laws passed during his reign

Other positions held

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
The 15th Ruler and 5th Emir of Kuwait
 (2006-present)



Reference style His Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sheikh
Styles of
Office of the Prime Minister of Kuwait
 (2003-2006)
Reference style His Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sheikh
Styles of
Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
 (1963-2003)
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sheikh

Titles and styles

Honours and awards[10]

Kuwait National Honours

Foreign Honors

Ancestry

Personal life

Al-Sabah's wife, Sheikha Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah, died before 2 August 1990. She was a first cousin of his father, Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He has two sons, Sheikh Nasser (Minister of the Ruler's Court "Diwan Amiri"), and Sheikh Hamed. Sheikh Sabah also had two other children who died. His daughter, Sheikha Salwa, died from breast cancer on 23 June 2002 in London.[10] The Emir named his palace "Dar Salwa" (the House of Salwa) after her. His fourth son, Sheikh Ahmed, died in a car accident in 1969.

The Emir enjoys fishing and travels to Oman frequently (Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate to be exact)[17] where he owns a small island and goes fishing for leisure. He shies away from areas where there is a lot of glamour preferring instead areas where he can keep a low profile. Al-Sabah also frequented Somalia to hunt, and after the political turmoil, he still continues.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Independence and building the modern state". Al Diwan Al Amiri. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Profiles of Ministers". APS Review Gas Market Trends. 21 June 1999. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Tim Butcher (24 January 2006). "Kuwait in crisis as sick emir abdicates". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Emir steps in to stem Kuwait's conflict". CNN. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Kuwait opposition to boycott vote, calls for protests". Chicago Tribune. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 201. Retrieved 3 November 2012. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  7. ↑ Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (20 June 2012). "Political showdown in Kuwait". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Jefferson Morley (3 November 2012). "Arab Press on Trial Again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Al-Sabah Dynasty". http://www.royalark.net. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. 1 2 3 Royal Ark
  11. ↑ "United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements". un.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Emiri i Kuvajtit, si po e shndërron sheshin 'Skënderbej'". 2010-03-28. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  13. ↑ "ВСТРЕЧА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНА ИЛЬХАМА АЛИЕВА И ЭМИРА ГОСУДАРСТВА". Газета Бакинский рабочий. 11.02.2009. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah S.A. Sceicco Sabah Decorato di Gran Cordone" (in Italian). quirinale.it. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  15. ↑ Presidenti Topi dekoron Emirin e Shtetit të Kuvajtit, Sheikun Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah me Urdhrin, President of Albania, 27 May 2012(in Albanian)
  16. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
  17. 1 2 أمير الكويت يتحدث عن سلطنة عمان - الفريسي (in Arabic). YouTube. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

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Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Born: 16 June 1929
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Preceded by
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah		 Emir of Kuwait
2006–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
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