KUWAIT June 02. 2024 (Saba) - The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, issued on Sunday an Emiri order recommending Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah as Crown Prince, about six months after he assumed rule of the country.
The official Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, reported that Article Two of the Emiri Order stipulates that the Prime Minister must “present this order of ours to the Council of Ministers to take appropriate constitutional measures,” provided that this order enters into force immediately upon its issuance, according to the statement. Article Three.
The appointment of a crown prince in Kuwait comes three weeks after the Emir of the country’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly and suspend the work of some articles of the constitution for a period of four years, following a political crisis that led to the faltering announcement of the government’s formation, after announcing the results of the parliamentary elections that took place on the fourth. Since last April.
Sheikh Sabah Khaled (71 years old) assumed the presidency of the Kuwaiti government between 2019 and 2022, during the reigns of the late Emirs Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.
He also assumed the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 until 2019. A new government was born in Kuwait in mid-May, the first government under the new Emir.
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