Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

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Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
In office11 December 2017 – 18 November 2019
PredecessorKhaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah
SuccessorAhmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
MonarchSheikh Sabah Al Sabah
Minister of Amiri Diwan of Kuwait
(Head of the Ruler's Court)
In office12 February 2006 – 11 December 2017
PredecessorNasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah
SuccessorSheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah
MonarchSheikh Sabah Al Sabah
Born(1948-04-27)27 April 1948
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Died20 December 2020(2020-12-20) (aged 72)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
SpouseSheikha Hussa Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
IssueDana
Abdullah
Bibi
Sabah
Fahad
Fetouh
HouseHouse of Al-Sabah
FatherSabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
MotherSheikha Fatuwah Salman Al-Sabah
Styles of
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
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Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Alternative styleSheikh

Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Arabic: ناصر صباح الأحمد الصباح; 27 April 1948 – 20 December 2020) was the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of Kuwait,[1] and before that he was the head of the Amiri Diwan in 2006–2017.[2] Nasser was the eldest son (conceived shortly after 18th birthday) of the ruler or Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929–2020). He was seen as the main driving force behind "Silk City", one of Kuwait's mega projects with investments estimated at more than US$100 billion.[2]

Patron of Arts and Culture[]

Sheikh Nasser established Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, a Kuwaiti cultural foundation based around the Al-Sabah Antiques Group. Sheikh Nasser Sabah was an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[3]

Membership of Committees and Associations[]

  • Head of the Committee for Common Development Enterprises between the State of Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Iran - concerned with economic and political issues in the region, the organization’s members also include many eminent Kuwaiti economists and political theorists[4]
  • Founder and member of Kuwait Red Crescent Society[4]
  • Founder and member of the Kuwaiti Association for the Protection of Public Funds[4]
  • Founder and member of Kuwait Equestrian Club[4]
  • Honorary President of the Kuwaiti Association of Formative Arts[4]

Death[]

Nasser's death was announced on 20 December 2020. After battling lung related problems since 2018. He died 82 days after the death of his father, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nasser was 72.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ministerial profile" (PDF). Government of Kuwait. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "New Kuwait cabinet: Emir names eldest son as defence minister". The National. 11 December 2017.
  3. ^ "The Metropolitan Museum Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b c d e "Al-Diwan Al Amiri, H.E Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah CV" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmed, former Kuwaiti Minister of Defence, dies at 72". Gulf News. 20 December 2020.
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