The Amiri Diwan in Kuwait announced today the death of Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, son of the late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, First Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Defense, at the age of 72.
The official Kuwait News Agency stated that the body of the deceased will be buried tomorrow, Monday morning, and the death of Sheikh Nasser comes 3 months after the death of his father, Sheikh Sabah, at the age of 91.
The deceased is the eldest son of the late Emir of Kuwait, and the official agency did not give more details about his death, but diplomats and experts said that he was suffering from ill health.
Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah has held the position of Special Adviser to the Crown Prince of Kuwait and Prime Minister since 1999, and after his father took over the emirate, an Amiri decree was issued on February 11, 2006, appointing him Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, and on December 11, 2017, a decree was issued appointing him as First Deputy For the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
My sincere condolences to the honorable Al Sabah family on the death of the late Sheikh / Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
The deceased adopted huge corruption files, which we pledge to God to continue uncovering them and holding all those involved in them accountable.
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- Dr.
Hassan Gohar (@dr_hasanjohar) December 20, 2020
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He was dismissed from his post on November 18, 2019, due to his disclosure of major violations in the Army Fund, when the defense portfolio was occupied by former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and former Minister of Interior Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah.
The exemption came after Nasser Al-Sabah referred on the 14th of the same month, all violations of the transactions included in the accounts of the Army Fund and the accounts related to it to the Attorney General, and the government submitted on the same day its resignation.
These transgressions overthrew the former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Sabah, who apologized for returning to the premiership, and the former Minister of Interior at the time Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah, who was removed from his post.
The late also participated in establishing the Kuwaiti Society for the Protection of Public Fund in 1997 and remained its honorary president until his death.
Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah was seen as the main person responsible for the Silk City project, an economic center in northern Kuwait, which is one of the largest projects in the country with investments estimated at a cost of 82 billion dollars.
The late was a prominent figure in the "Vision 2035" launched by Kuwait, and he was pushing for the diversification of the economy's resources away from oil and the strengthening of relations with Asia.
The late has a special interest in cultural activities, as he played an important role in founding and supporting the Al-Multaqa Prize for Arabic Short Story organized in Kuwait, and he founded Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah, which is the foundation of the Al-Sabah archaeological collection, in addition to being an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah worked in trade and investment, establishing the Al-Fotouh Holding Company and the Kuwait Projects Holding Company.