Kuwait has changed its ruling monarch. On Saturday, December 16. December, it became known that Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, who had been had been on the throne since September 2020. The Kuwaiti monarch was 86 years old, in late November he was hospitalized for serious health problems. Reuters writes about it, UNN reports .
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After the emir's death, the Council of Ministers of Kuwait was convened on an emergency basis. of Ministers of Kuwait. Soon a new monarch was announced.
Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah became the Emir of Kuwait. The new ruler is 83 years old, he is the younger brother of the previous monarch and According to Kuwaiti tradition, he has to take the throne in order of succession.
About Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah it is known that he was born in 1940 in the family of the then ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmed I, and his and his wife Maryam Malit al-Huwaila.
The future emir was educated at the Police College Hendon Police College, after which from 1967 to 1980 he headed the state security agencies of Kuwait.
Mishaal then worked at the Ministry of the Interior, and in In 2004-2020, he was the Deputy Commander of the Kuwaiti National Guard.
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Given the age of the new monarch, in the near future the question of the next potential heir to the Kuwaiti throne will arise.
Kuwait is one of the richest Arab countries, with significant oil reserves. At the same time, the country maintains good relations with the Western world, especially the United States.
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