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Kuwait
HH Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah has been named the Amir of Kuwait after the passing of the late Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.
This was announced by Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Khalid Nasser Al Saleh on behalf of the Cabinet, following the extraordinary meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of the constitution, and Article (4) of Law No. 4 of 1964, the Cabinet calls upon the Crown Prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, as the Amir of the State of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs said in a statement.
In a statement reported Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Cabinet expressed its sorrow and commiserations over the passing of the late Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, describing him as a "virtuous father, patron and leader of humanitarianism.
The Cabinet said that the late Amir died in the United States at 16:00 (Kuwait time), adding that the late Amir''s passing follows a "glorious legacy of sacrifice, generosity, accomplishments and commitment to principles and ideals in the service of his country and Arab and Islamic nations.
The statement went on to mention that Sheikh Sabah was known to have "stood in support of justice, peace and human dignity, wherever that may have been.
"With his passing, Kuwait, the Arab and Islamic regions and humanity as a whole, have lost a distinguished icon," the statement said.
