Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Sheikh Nasser Bin Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (born 27 April 1948) (not to be confused with Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah) is the former First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait,[1] and before that the head of the royal court in 2006-17.[2] Sheikh Nasser is the eldest son of the current ruler or Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was seen as the main driving force behind "Silk City", one of Kuwait's mega projects with investments estimated at more than US$100 billion.[3]
Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |
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First Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait Defense Minister of Kuwait | |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense | |
In office | 11 December 2017 – 18 November 2019 |
Predecessor | Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah |
Successor | to ba appointed |
Monarch | Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah |
head of the royal court | |
In office | 2006 – 11 December 2017 |
Monarch | Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah |
Born | Kuwait | April 27, 1948
Spouse | Sheikha Hissa Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
Issue | Dana, Abdullah, Bibi, Sabah, Fahad, Fetouh |
House | House of Al-Sabah |
Father | Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait |
Mother | Sheikha Fatuwah bint Salman Al-Sabah |
Religion | Islam |
Patron of Arts and Culture
Sheikh Nasser Sabah is the honorary member on the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
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