The Emir of Kuwait is "the dean of diplomacy" ... and the mediator in the region's conflicts
The late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, lived through the most dangerous crises of his country and the region, and a political path full of historical events and mediations that made him the "dean of diplomacy" and "the wise man of the Arabs."
Even before assuming the reins of power, Sheikh Sabah spent decades in the corridors of diplomacy and politics under his half-brother, the late Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah and his cousin, the late Emir Sheikh Saad Al-Sabah.
Prince Sabah came to power at the beginning of 2006 after the elected parliament voted in favor of relieving Sheikh Saad from his duties, just days after he was appointed Emir of the country due to concerns about his health, and the handover of power to the government headed by Sheikh Sabah, who was later chosen as Emir.
Sheikh Sabah held the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs for many years. During his tenure in the ministry, he was known as a trusted mediator by regional countries and the international community.
The late Emir was born on June 16, 1929, the son of the great-grandson of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, founder of modern Kuwait.
And Sheikh Sabah, the 15th Emir of Kuwait, which has been ruled by his family for 250 years, helped his country overcome the consequences of the invasion of Iraq, the collapse of world markets, and the successive crises within the Kuwaiti National Assembly and the government and among the people of his country.
Despite his advanced age, the Emir remained largely involved in daily business and regional and international politics, and at the end of May 2019, he attended three Gulf, Arab and Islamic summits in Makkah, each of which continued until the morning hours.
During these summits, he called for defusing regional crises and de-escalation in the Gulf while tensions were increasing between Iran and the United States and suggesting a near war, calling for us to "work with all our possessions and strive to contain that escalation."
In the last months of his life, the Emir led his country's efforts to confront the emerging Corona virus, and Kuwait was one of the first Gulf countries to take strict lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic that infected more than a hundred thousand of the country's population and caused more than 600 deaths.
Sheikh Sabah pursued an independent policy, which helped fortify and refine his regional reputation, despite the crises in his country.
He assumed his first government post in 1962, at the age of 33, before becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs the following year, in a position he held for four decades, before he left office for a few months and returned as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The late Emir is seen as the architect of the modern foreign policy of the State of Kuwait.
During his tenure at the head of the Foreign Ministry for four decades, he forged close relations with the West, especially with the United States, which led the military campaign to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi occupation in 1991.
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