Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War, has died at the age of 91. Expand Close Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah at the 40th Gulf Co-operation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Amr Nabil/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah at the 40th Gulf Co-operation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Amr Nabil/AP)Kuwait’s cabinet said later that Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as ruling emir. Sheikh Sabah became Kuwait’s foreign minister in 1963 after holding a number of other governmental posts. Even before the US entered Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah and others had been suggesting a permanent American presence in the region might provide protection from Iraq and others. “One learns from the past and learns about it for the future,” Sheikh Sabah reportedly said.

Source: Irish Independent September 29, 2020 14:08 UTC