Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah(Arabic: نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jābir as-Sabāh; born June 25, 1937) is the half-brother of the current emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was nominated to the position of Crown Prince on February 7, 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family in which the Emir and the Crown Prince alternates between the Al-Salem and Al-Ahmad branches.[1]

Sheikh Nawaf's history in Kuwaiti politics include his role as the Governor of Hawalli from February 12, 1962 to 1978. He was appointed the Minister of Interior from March 19, 1978 until he was assigned to the post of Minister of Defense on January 26, 1988 and again on June 20, 1992. On July 13, 2003 he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. He was then assigned to First Deputy Prime Minister on October 16, 2003 until 2006. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was born on June 25, 1937. The son of the late Amir Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness was raised in a home where education and discipline were stressed. He studied the Holy Quran at an early age and enrolled in schools until he completed his education. His Highness has four sons and a daughter. His Highness enrolled in in a University in the United Kingdom

Official Posts

Governor of Hawalli Governorate, February 12, 1962

Minister of Interior, March 1978

Minister of Defense, January 26, 1988

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, April 20, 1991

Deputy Chief of the National Guard, October 16, 1994

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, July 13, 2003

First Deputy Prime Minister October 16, 2003

Proclaimed Crown Prince, in accordance with constitutional procedures, on Tuesday 8th Muharram 1427 A.H., corresponding to February 7, 2006.

See also

  • Al-Sabah

References

  1. ^ Nawaf is appointed Kuwait Crown Prince gulfnews, February 8, 2006



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