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| Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Al Sabah in 2015 | |
| Emir of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 24 January 2006 – 29 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Salim |
| Successor | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber |
| 5th Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait | |
| In office | 13 July 2003 – 30 January 2006 |
| Predecessor | Saad Al-Salim |
| Successor | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah |
| Emir | See list
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| Born | 16 June 1929 Jahra, Sheikhdom of Kuwait[1] |
| Died | 29 September 2020 (aged 91) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Burial | 30 September 2020 Sulaibikhat Cemetery[2] |
| Spouse | Sheikha Fatuwah Salman Al-Sabah (died 1990) |
| Issue | Sheikh Nasser Sheikh Hamad Sheikh Ahmed Sheikha Salwa |
| House | Sabah |
| Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Munira Othman Hamad Al-Ayyar Al-Saeed |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh Sabāh al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; 16 June 1929 – 29 September 2020)[3] was the Emir of Kuwait from 24 January 2006 until his death in 2020.
He was the fourth son of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
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- ^ "Body of late Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah laid to rest". 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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