Kuwaiti Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies at 86.

The state media of Kuwait has announced the death of the Emir of Kuwait, Nawaf Al-Ahmad A.l-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was 86. The cause of the death is unknown.

“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 courts, said in a statement on state television.

Kuwaiti state television had stopped its regular programming before announcing the death of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Since then, the television has been telecasting Koranic verses. Kuwait”s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah had been admitted to the hospital in late November due to a medical emergency. The illness was not disclosed.

State-run news previously reported that he traveled to the United States for unspecified medical checks in March 2021.

About Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheikh Nawaf was the fifth son of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was the ruler of Kuwait from 1921 to 1950. At the age of 25, Sheikh Nawaf was appointed governor of Hawalli province. He held that position until he was appointed interior minister in 1978.

In 2006, he was named crown prince by his half-brother Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He ceremoniously enthroned Kuwaiti Emir in September 2020 after his half-brother, Emir, died at the age of 91. Sheikh Nawaf has also served as Kuwait”s defense minister.

The present crown prince, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Kuwait”s deputy ruler and another half-brother, is 83 years old.