Ruling emir of Kuwait dies at the age of 86
The announcement of the death was made with "great sadness and grief", according to a statement from the ruling house. State television interrupted the regular program and broadcast recited Quranic verses. According to the state news agency Kuna, Sheikh Nawaf had already been admitted to hospital in November due to an "emergency".
Sheikh Nawaf was appointed crown prince in 2016 by his then-ruling half-brother Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. After taking office in September 2020, he led the country through an economic crisis caused by the crash in the price of oil. The current crown prince, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is also a half-brother of the late sheikh. It is now questionable whether a member of a younger generation will be brought to power.
In Kuwait, power is largely in the hands of the ruling al-Sabah family. In 1962, however, the country was the first Arab Gulf state to introduce a parliamentary system, and the people's representative body is more powerful in the country than in any other Gulf state. Kuwaiti women have had the right to vote and stand for election since 2005. Recently, however, political disputes between elected members of parliament and ministers appointed by the palace have led to political turbulence, which has also deterred foreign investors.
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- Due to the passing of Sheikh Nawaf at the age of 86, Kuwait may see a more dominant leader from a younger generation within the al-Sabah family.
- Sheikh Nawaf, who ruled Kuwait and died at the age of 86, led the country through an economic crisis caused by the oil price crash.
- Before his appointment as emir in 2020, Sheikh Nawaf had served as crown prince for four years under the rule of his half-brother, Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who had also been the one to admit him to the hospital in November due to an emergency at the age of 86.
- Despite Kuwait being dominated by the ruling al-Sabah family, the country introduced a parliamentary system in 1962, giving the people's representative body more power than in any other Gulf state.
- The political turbulence caused by disagreements between elected members of parliament and ministers appointed by the palace has deterred foreign investors and may continue even after the death of Sheikh Nawaf, who passed away at the age of 86.
Source: www.stern.de
