THE Amir of Kuwait, Shaikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah issued a decree nominating Shaikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency Kuna reported yesterday.
“The Amiri decree comes into effect as of its issuance date and will be published in the Official Gazette,” Kuna added.
Shaikh Sabah previously served as Prime Minister from 2019 until 2022, when he resigned.
Before becoming prime minister in 2019, he served as foreign minister for about eight years from 2011. He had also held many ministerial portfolios since 2006.
He was born in Kuwait in 1953 and holds a BA in Political Science from Kuwait University in 1977.
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