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Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation’s internal political disputes. He was 86. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a somber official made the announcement. “With great sadness and sorrow, we…

Sheikh Nawaf al-Amad al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, who has died aged 86, was minister of defence at the time of the Iraqi invasion in August 1990; he was swiftly demoted after the country was liberated by a coalition led by Britain and the US, but was gradually rehabilitated until in 2020 he acceded as ruler, though his reign was blighted by ill health and destined to be the third shortest of any monarch in the history of this tiny, oil-rich country.

He was notably absent during the seven-month occupation, and was alleged to have fled in a chauffeur-driven Mercedes

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Like his immediate predecessor, Kuwait's new ruler is taking over in his 80s and will be confronted with the same economy-hobbling political dysfunction that has for years doomed reforms.

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. He was 86.

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwaits ruling emir, died Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nations internal political disputes. He was 86.

The late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the former Emir of Kuwait, was renowned for his humanitarianism. He was known as the “Emir of humanitarian efforts” because he would immediately contribute to any humanitarian effort in any part of the world during his reign. He did not differentiate between countries, supporting his humanitarian efforts across the globe. In recognition of these efforts, the United Nations honored him and gave him the Humanitarian Award in New York.