Kuwait's Ruler Has Passed Away At The Age Of 91

CNBC: Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah dies at age 91

* Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, was the oil-rich country’s leader since 2006.
* He had been its top diplomat for 40 years, including during Saddam Hussein’s invasion.

Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who ruled over his oil-rich country since 2006 and had been its foreign minister for 40 years, including during Saddam Hussein’s invasion, has died. He was 91.

He is expected to be succeeded by his 83-year-old half-brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

“With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world, the death of the late His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait who moved next to his Lord,” the royal palace said in a statement, according to state media. Tuesday’s announcement didn’t say when he died or where.

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