Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died today at the age of 86, his office confirmed.
The relevant minister in the Government of Kuwait Mohammad Abdullah al-Mubarak al-Sabah announced that Al-Sabah was admitted to the hospital this morning due to health problems, the state news agency KUNA reported.
The Emir of Kuwait was also hospitalized last month due to health problems, and his condition was then stable.
In 2006, Sheikh Nawaf was appointed heir to the throne by his half-brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and took over as emir when Sheikh Sabah died in September 2020 at the age of 91.
He had to steer the economy through the crisis caused by the drop in oil prices in 2020.
The current heir to the throne, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, another half-brother, is 83 years old. Much attention will now be focused on whether the family will bring in a younger generation of rulers.
