Kuwait : Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, has died at the age of 86, the royal court said on Saturday.
In late November, Sheikh Nawaf was admitted to hospital “due to an emergency health problem”, but was later reported to be in a stable condition.
Sheikh Nawaf handed over some constitutional powers to Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah two years ago.
In 2021, Sheikh Nawaf travelled to the US for medical check-ups.
He was sworn in as Emir after the 2020 death of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.
Sheikh Nawaf’s term has been marked by political disputes between the appointed government and elected parliament over the past three years that meant Kuwaitis went to the polls three times.
