<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span lang="ar">“With great sadness and grief, we announce to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world the death of the late His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, who passed away to his Lord this afternoon, Saturday,” the Amiri Diwan announced. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at the age of 86, after more than 3 years spent as head of state.</span> </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1080;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/eb626c74-70f0-4ac5-b492-58241cf4f833.jpg" alt="Sheikh Nawaf"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );"><span lang="ar">Sbisiali reviews information about Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sawaf, according to the official website of the Crown Prince’s Court</span></span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">1. Sheikh Nawaf was born on June 25, 1937 on the site of Al-Muthanna Complex in Kuwait City. He grew up in “Dasman Palace,” which was the ruling house during the reign of his father, Prince Ahmed Al-Jaber, and received his education in regular schools in Kuwait.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">2. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the sixteenth Emir of the State of Kuwait, the sixth since the country’s independence from Britain, and the sixth son of the tenth Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (who ruled Kuwait between 1921-1950).</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">3. He is the half-brother of the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.</span> </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:980/551;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/2ab89c82-6ef3-4620-99ce-67b638d3288f.jpg" alt="Sheikh Nawaf" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:#FDFDFD;color:#141414;"><span lang="ar">4. Sheikh Nawaf assumed the position of Crown Prince for 14 years, as the late Emir Sheikh Sabah issued a decision recommending him on February 7, 2006, that is, a week after the Emir assumed power, and the members of the National Assembly pledged allegiance to him in a special session, as stipulated in the country’s constitution.</span></span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">5. Sheikh Nawaf married Mrs. Sharifa Suleiman Al-Jassem Al-Ghanim in the 1950s, and he has four sons and one daughter.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">6. He assumed the portfolio of the Ministry of Interior on March 19, 1978, then he assumed the position of Minister of Defense on January 26, 1988, then he was assigned to assume the portfolio of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor on April 2, 1991, and after that he assumed the position of Deputy Chief of the National Guard on October 16, 1994, then he assumed the portfolio of the Ministry of Interior on March 19, 1978. Position of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior on October 16, 2003.</span> </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/834;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/978a6ded-2ec7-442f-a6c4-3a26403d3fd4.jpg" alt="Sheikh Nawaf"></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl( 187, 48%, 51% );"><span lang="ar">Prince Nawaf Al-Sabah achieves achievements and faces challenges</span></span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">The emirate was assigned to Sheikh Nawaf on September 29, 2020, and he was sworn in before the National Assembly (Parliament) the next day. He faced several difficulties, but he was able to advance the country, as he played the role of mediation in many regional crises, and he was called the “Dean of Arab Diplomacy.” And Kuwaiti, “Sheikh of Arab Diplomats.”</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">Sheikh Nawaf continued the approach of his predecessor Sheikh Sabah, as the mediation efforts that the latter had begun succeeded in helping to resolve the Gulf crisis and he was able to reconcile Qatar and end its boycott by</span> <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">Saudi Arabia</span></a> <span lang="ar">,</span> <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/the-emirati-flaga-proud-symbol-flying-in-the-sky-of-union-and-achievements" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">the Emirates</span></a> <span lang="ar">,</span> <a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">Bahrain</span></a> <span lang="ar">and</span> <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/what-if-the-artists-of-egypt-in-the-form-of-barbie" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="ar">Egypt</span></a> <span lang="ar">, after signing the Al-Ula Agreement that ended the crisis at the beginning of the year. 2021.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">At the level of internal affairs, the Emir faced great challenges, including confronting the Corona epidemic crisis, as well as finding solutions to the budget deficit crisis, fighting corruption, the ongoing disputes between the government and the National Assembly, choosing a new crown prince, and demands to pardon those involved in the incident of storming the National Assembly. And the “Abdali Cell,” which was convicted in 2017 of working for Iran and Hezbollah.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span lang="ar">About a week after assuming the emirate, Sheikh Nawaf ended speculation regarding the crown prince, as he issued a decree naming Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, who is the half-brother of Sheikh Nawaf and Sheikh Sabah.</span> </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btZtodL9IXU"></oembed></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>