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On Saturday, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, issued an Emiri order “to recommend Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as Crown Prince.”
On Sunday, the new Crown Prince took the constitutional oath at Seif Palace “on the occasion of his appointment as Deputy Emir,” according to what was reported by the official news agency (KUNA).
According to Kuna, the Emiri order stated, “Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah is recommended as Crown Prince.”
On May 10, he said Emir of Kuwait In a televised speech: “We ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly, and the suspension of some articles of the Constitution for a period not exceeding 4 years, during which all aspects of the democratic process will be studied.”
Prince Mishal described the step as “a difficult decision to save the country and secure its highest interests,” pointing to “interferences that occurred from some representatives in the right to choose ministers and the Crown Prince.”
Who is the new crown prince?
Sheikh Sabah began his career when he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 with the rank of diplomatic attaché, and remained there until 1995, during which he moved between many departments in the ministry.
The new Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, was born in Kuwait in 1953, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kuwait University in 1977, according to the biography published by the official Kuwait News Agency.
Sheikh Sabah began his career when he joined the Arab Affairs Department in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 until 1983, before working within the Kuwaiti mission to the United Nations in New York between 1983 and 1989.
During the years from 1995 to 1998, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled served as his country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and his country’s delegate to the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
During that period, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled participated in the meetings of the Ministerial Council of Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
A decree was issued appointing Sheikh Sabah as head of the National Security Service with the rank of minister, in 1998.
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Sheikh Sabah then assumed the position of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor between 2006 and 2007, and then assumed the Ministry of Information, in 2008 until 2009.
Sheikh Sabah served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait in 2011, and the Cabinet Affairs portfolio was added to his responsibilities in 2012. He was then appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait in the same year.
Sheikh Sabah continued to hold these positions until 2019.
An Amiri decree was issued in November 2019, appointing Sheikh Sabah as Prime Minister and assigning him to nominate members of the new government, the first government he was tasked with forming.
In December 2020, Sheikh Sabah formed his second government, then he formed his third government in March 2021, and Sheikh Sabah formed his fourth government in December 2021, which is the 39th ministry in Kuwait’s political history.
During his diplomatic and governmental career, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled carried several medals, including the King Abdulaziz Medal, first class in 1998, the Star of Jerusalem Medal from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2018, and the Sudanese Nilein Medal, first class.
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