According to TASS, according to the Constitution, the heir to the throne automatically becomes the emir, but takes full power after taking the oath in front of parliament.
His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad named Amir of Kuwait https://t.co/6TvT4iPY7i#KUNA#KUWAITpic.twitter.com/iivFWbNxeY
- Kuwait News Agency - English Feed (@kuna_en) September 29, 2020
Earlier, at the age of 91, the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, who was receiving treatment in the United States, died.
He ruled Kuwait since January 2006.
The Jordanian authorities announced the introduction of 40 days of mourning in connection with the death of the Emir of Kuwait.