About Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Lived 1948 – 2020 (aged 72). Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was a politician.
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (; 27 April 1948 – 20 December 2020) was the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of Kuwait, and before that he was the head of the Amiri Diwan in 2006–2017. Nasser was the eldest son of the hereditary ruler or Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929–2020). Prior to his death in December 2020, just seventy-two days after his father's death, Nasser was identified as a leading candidate to become the Crown Prince of Kuwait, or the heir apparent. He was a key figure in Kuwait's Vision 2035 plan, which included a planned city in northern Kuwait dubbed "Silk City".
Career After his father became ruler in 2006, Nasser was appointed Head of the Ruler's Court, or Minister of the Amiri Diwan of Kuwait. In 2017, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
Patron of Arts and Culture Sheikh Nasser established Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, a Kuwaiti cultural foundation based around the Al-Sabah Antiques Group. Sheikh Nasser Sabah was an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Membership of Committees and Associations Head of the Committee for Common Development Enterprises between the State of Kuwait and the Islamic Republic of Iran - concerned with economic and political issues in the region, the organization's members also include many eminent Kuwaiti economists and political theorists Honorary President of the Kuwaiti Association of Formative Arts
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Who was Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah?
Kuwaiti royal (1948-2020)
When was Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah born?
Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was born on 27 April 1948 in Kuwait City.
When did Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah die?
Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah died on 20 December 2020 in Kuwait City.
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Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was a politician.
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Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah's recorded nationality: Kuwait.
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