Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |
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الشيخ أحمد النواف الأحمد الصباح | |
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 9th Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| In office 24 July 2022 – 4 January 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Mishal Al-Ahmad |
| Deputy | Talal Al-Khaled |
| Preceded by | Sabah Al-Khaled |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem |
| First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior | |
| In office 9 March 2022 – 24 July 2022 | |
| Monarch | Nawaf Al-Ahmad |
| Prime Minister | Sabah Al-Khalid |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Talal Al-Khaled |
| Deputy Chief of National Guard | |
| In office 19 November 2020 – 9 March 2022 | |
| Monarch | Nawaf Al-Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Mishal Al-Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Faisal Al-Nawaf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Political party | Independent |
| Parent(s) | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (father) Sharifa Sulaiman Al-Jassim (mother) |
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد النواف الأحمد الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh ʾAḥmad al Nawwāf al-ʾAḥmad aṣ-Ṣabāḥ, born 1956) is a Kuwaiti politician and military officer who served as the Prime Minister of Kuwait from 24 July 2022 until his resignation on 20 December 2023.[1][2] He is the eldest son of Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the former Emir of Kuwait.[3]
Former positions
He worked in the Ministry of Interior with the rank of lieutenant-general, then retired in 2014 and held the position of governor of Hawalli in the same year, and he represented the Emir of the country on more than one occasion. After Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumed the position of Crown Prince, the position of deputy chief of the National Guard became vacant, and he was appointed to the post with the rank of minister on 19 November 2020, and remained in the post until 9 March 2022.
He was previously a member of the Al-Arabi Club's general assembly, and was the football manager during the club's golden age. He also served as the president of the International Police Federation, and he also headed the Kuwait Police Federation.
Ministerial positions
Minister of Interior
On 9 March 2022, a decree was issued appointing him as first deputy prime minister and minister of interior.
Prime Minister
On 24 July 2022, an Emiri Decree was issued by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, assigning him the role of prime minister and the formation of the fortieth government in the history of Kuwait. The government formation decree was issued on 1 August 2022. On 20 December 2023, he submitted the resignation of his cabinet as prime minister to the newly succeeded Emir Mishal Al-Sabah.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kuwaiti emir's son named prime minister". Reuters. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Sabah named Kuwait's new Prime Minister". Siasat. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Kuwait: Crown Prince names emir' son Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as prime minister". Alarby. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Kuwait Amir receives gov't resignation from PM". Kuwait News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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