Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Sabah al -Ahmad al - Jabir al- Sabah (Arabic صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, DMG Sabah al - Ahmad al - Sabah Ǧābir aṣ; born June 16, 1929) is since 29 January 2006 Emir of Kuwait. He was succeeded by his second cousin Emir Sa'ad al -Abdallah al- Salim al- Sabah, who ruled only for ten days.

He is the fourth son of the late 1950 Emir Ahmad al - Jabir al- Sabah. Contrary to existing since 1921 between the custom Dynasty branches al - Jabir al- Salim and he appointed his brother Sheikh Nawaf al -Ahmad al - Jabir al- Sabah / نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح to the Crown Prince.

Its first function in the civil service took over Sabah al -Ahmad in 1955 as director of the Office of Press and Public Relations. In 1962 he was Minister of Information, Minister of Foreign Affairs the following year. In this post he remained until April 20, 1991. Simultaneously, he served from February 16, 1978 as deputy prime minister and, from the February 9, 1982 again as Minister of Information. On October 18, 1992, he was again Secretary of State, before he was appointed by Emir Jaber al -Ahmad al - Jabir al- Sabah as Prime Minister on 13 July 2003.