Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah has died at 91

September 29 2020 17:55:45

Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah has died at 91

DUBAI

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Sept. 29 at the age of 91, state media announced.

"With great sadness and sorrow we mourn to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, the death of the late His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait," a royal court statement carried by the official Kuwait News Agency said.

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