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| H.H.Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Amir of the State of Kuwait |
H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Crown Prince |
The Amir: H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Born in Kuwait on June 16, 1929
- Educated at Kuwait schools, completed his studies with private tutors
- Head of Department of Press and Publications, 1955
- Minister of Information, 1962
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1963
- Acting Minister of Information from February 1971 to February 1973, in addition to his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Deputy Prime Minister, 1978
- First Deputy Prime Minister, 1992
- Prime Minister, as per Amiri Decree, 2003
- Unanimously proclaimed as Amir of the State of Kuwait on Januari 29, 2006
- Decorated Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Bath by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on November 27, 2012
- Honoured by the Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki Moon in New York on September 9, 2014 for his role of “Humanitarian Leader”
The Amir of Kuwait: a humanitarian leader
On September 9 2014, during an official ceremony held in New York, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announced that Kuwait has turned into “an international humanitarian center” and its Amir is the “humanitarian leader”, applauding the Government and people of Kuwait for the enormous efforts in aiding the afflicted in the Syrian crisis.
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The Crown Prince: H.H. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Born in Kuwait on June 25, 1937
- Completed his secondary education in Kuwait and after that enrolled to University in the United Kingdom
- 1978-1986: Minister of Interior
- 1988-1991: Minister of Defense
- 1994-2003: Deputy Commander of Kuwait National Guard
- 2003-2006: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior
- From February 6 2006: Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait
The Amirs of Kuwait since 1718:
- 1718-1776 Amir Sheikh Sabah I
- 1776-1814 Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Sabah
- 1814-1859 Amir Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah
- 1859-1866 Amir Sheikh Sabah bin Jaber
- 1866-1893 Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Sabah
- 1893-1896 Amir Sheikh Mohammad bin Sabah
- 1896-1915 Amir Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah
- 1915-1917 Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
- 1917-1921 Amir Sheikh Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
- 1921-1950 Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- 1950-1965 Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- 1965-1977 Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- 1977-2006 Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- 15/01/2006-29/01/2006 Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- 29/01/2006 – current Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah