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Sheikh Sabah IV Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah GCB (Hon) is the Emir of Kuwait and the Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces. He was sworn in on 29 January 2006 after confirmation by the National Assembly. He is the fourth son of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was honored by the United Nations Organization on September 9, 2014 and named leader of humanitarian work. On March 2017, he has been awarded the Honorary Doctorate from Kuwait University for his humanitarian and global role.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician and the Prime Minister of Kuwait since 2011. Previously he served as Minister of Defense as well as Deputy Prime Minister.
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Hisham Al-Otaibi was a Kuwaiti politician who served as the Minister of Finance and Industry from 1998 to 1999.
Abdulhussain Abdulredha was a Kuwaiti actor.
The House of Al Sabah is the ruling family of Kuwait.
The Emir of the State of Kuwait is the monarch and head of state of Kuwait. It is the most powerful position in the country. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al-Sabah dynasty, which originate from the Bani Utbah; a federation of clans in the Arabian Peninsula.
Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, GCB (Hon), GCMG (Hon) of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Military of Kuwait; serving from 31 December 1977 until his death on 15 January 2006 due to cerebral hemorrhage. The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and Economy from 1962 until 1965, when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the Crown Prince of Kuwait and Deputy Commander of the Military of Kuwait. He is a half-brother of the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Nawaf was nominated as Crown Prince on 7 February 2006 against the tradition of the Al-Sabah family, according to which the offices of Emir and Crown Prince alternate between the Al-Jaber and Al-Salem branches. He is currently the oldest Crown Prince in the world.
Nasser Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician who served as Prime Minister of Kuwait from 7 February 2006 until resigning on 28 November 2011. He is the first prime minister to date that never became ruler or even crown prince.
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician and sports administrator who is current president of Olympic Council of Asia and Asian Handball Federation. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee. Al-Sabah was educated at Kuwait University and the Kuwait Military Academy, and attained the rank of major in the Kuwaiti Army. He has worked in the fields of oil, engineering, water and electricity, and communication and construction. He was a member of the FIFA Council from 2015 to 2017.
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the tenth ruler of Kuwait, from 29 March 1921 until his death on 29 January 1950.
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, KCMG (Hon) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Military of Kuwait during a short reign of nine days, succeeding Sheikh Jaber. Sheikh Saad was a general commander in the Military of Kuwait; in addition, the first to head the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior until February 16 1978 and the first military officer to head the Ministry of Defense since 1964.
The Ministry of Interior is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait. Its minister in charge is a member of the Cabinet of Kuwait. The current Minister of Interior is Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah.
Ahmad Al Khaled Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician and the former lieutenant general in the Kuwait Armed Forces. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait from 2012 to 2013.
Ministry of Finance is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet.
The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Kuwait.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the State of Kuwait.
The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Kuwait.
Events from the year 2006 in Kuwait.
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Kuwait.
The Kuwait National Guard or National Guard is an independent combat institution tasked mainly with the defense of the country and its territories. The National Guard traces its heritage directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Kuwait's three mounted defensive walls. Since its inception, the Kuwait National Guard under the guidance of the respective leadership; executed, participated and supported in carrying all conflicts in which the Military of the State of Kuwait engaged since 1967.
Events in the year 2018 in Kuwait.
