Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
| Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense | |
| In office | 11 December 2017 – 18 November 2019 |
| Predecessor | Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah |
| Successor | Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Monarch | Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah |
| Minister of Amiri Diwan of Kuwait (Head of the Ruler's Court) | |
| In office | 12 February 2006 – 11 December 2017 |
| Predecessor | Nasser Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah |
| Monarch | Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah |
| Born | 27 April 1948 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Died | 20 December 2020 (aged 72) Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Spouse | Sheikha Hissa bint Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Issue | Dana Abdullah Bibi Sabah Fahad Fetouh |
| House | House of Al-Sabah |
| Father | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Sheikha Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah |
| Styles of Sheikh Nasser Bin Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sheikh |
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Template:Lang-ar; 27 April 1948 – 20 December 2020) was the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait,[1] and before that the head of the royal court in 2006–17.[2] Sheikh Nasser was the eldest son (conceived shortly after 18th birthday) of the ruler or Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929–2020). He was seen as the main driving force behind "Silk City", one of Kuwait's mega projects with investments estimated at more than US$100 billion.[2]
Patron of Arts and Culture
Sheikh Nasser established Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, a Kuwaiti cultural foundation based around the Al-Sabah Antiques Group. Sheikh Nasser Sabah was an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[3]
Membership of Committees, Associations
- Head of the Committee for Common Development Enterprises between the State of Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Iran – concerned with economic and political issues in the region, the organization’s members also include many eminent Kuwaiti economists and political theorists
- Founder and member of Kuwait Red Crescent Society
- Founder and member of the Kuwaiti Association for the Protection of Public Funds
- Founder and member of Kuwait Equestrian Club[4]
Death
Sheikh Nasser's death was announced on 20 December 2020. After battling lung related problems since 2018. He died 82 days after the death of his father, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nasser was 72.[5]
References
- ^ "Ministerial profile" (PDF). Government of Kuwait. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "New Kuwait cabinet: Emir names eldest son as defence minister". The National. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "The Metropolitan Museum Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Al-Diwan Al Amiri, H.E Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah CV" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmed, former Kuwaiti Minister of Defence, dies at 72". Gulf News. 20 December 2020.