Kuwait's
current Crown Prince is HH Sheikh Nawaf
Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He is the
brother of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah. HH
Sheikh Nawaf was born in 1937 and received
education in several Kuwaiti schools.
HH the Amir Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued
a decree on January 30,2006, nominating
HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
as Crown Prince. The Amiri decree said
that HH the Amir recommended HH Sheikh
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for
the Crown Prince’s post in accordance
with Article 4 of the Constitution and
law 4/1964 for Emirate Succession; and
based on HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah’s recognised integrity
and merit for the Crown Prince’s
post.
HH Sheikh Nawaf has been
a prominent figure who worked for the
establishment and development of the
State of Kuwait. He was appointed on
Febraury 12, 1962 as Governor of Hawalli,
which was his first political post.
On March 19, he was appointed
as the Minister for Interior until he
resigned on July 3, 1986. HH Sheikh
Nawaf was then appointed again as the
Minister for Interior in 1986 to serve
at this post until he was reassigned
as the Minister for Defence first on
January 26, 1988 and again on June 20,
1992. On April 20, 1991, he was oppointed
the Minister for Social Affairs and
Labour to serve until October 17,1992.
Two years later, on October 16, 1994,
he was appointed as the Deputy Chief
of the National Guards to serve until
he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister for Interior on July 13,
2003. HH Sheikh Nawaf was then appointed
as the First Deputy Prime Minister on
October 16, 2003, while he continued
serving the an Interior Minister.
Among HH Sheikh Nawaf’s
notable achievements was the creation
of the Legal Department and the Mayors’
Affairs Department at the Interior Ministry.
HH Sheikh Nawaf also played a significant
role in the establishment of the Private
Contracts Department and the Legal Department
at Defence Ministry. He also established
the Legal Affairs Unders ecretary’s
post at the Ministry of Social Affairs.
During his term as Interior Minister,
HH Sheikh Nawaf always stressed the
significance of team work to preserve
the unity of Kuwait.
In the humanitarian domain,
HH Sheikh Nawaf established a hospital
for social care centres during his term
as the Minister for Social Affairs and
sponsored several cultural, recreational
and social activities for the National
Guards personnel.
HH Sheikh Nawaf is the
father of four sons and a daughter.
Among his interests is horse riding.
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