The King of Kuwait passes away, the Royal family expresses grief

The late Emir of Kuwait Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

Kuwait's state television quoted a royal statement expressing grief over the death of King Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

King Nawaf was hospitalized in November due to a heart problem. He was later reported to be in stable condition.

King Nawaf took over the small but wealthy kingdom of Kuwait, which has the world’s seventh-largest oil reserves, in late September 2020, as the government struggled to boost the economy amid low oil prices and the Covid-19 pandemic. He was the successor to the late King Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who had just passed away. Nawaf is the half-brother of the late King Sabah.

The late Sultan Sabah has ruled Kuwait since 2006. He was hailed as the architect of Kuwait's foreign policy for more than 50 years, helping steer the Gulf state through some of the Middle East's most turbulent decades.