Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was laid to rest on Sunday at a private funeral attended by select relatives, a day after he passed away.Draped in a Kuwaiti flag, the coffin of ...

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruling Emir of Kuwait, has died aged, 86 just over three years after assuming power. Kuwait has the seventh largest oil reserves in the world.

Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sep. 21, 2023. AFP via Getty Images.

The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, died at age 86 after ruling the Gulf state for three years, officials announced on Saturday, according to state news agency KUNA.

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Saturday aged 86, according to the royal court, just over three years after assuming power in the U.S.-allied Gulf oil producer.

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruling Emir of Kuwait, was hospitalized Wednesday following an "emergency health problem." He was later reported to be in stable condition.

Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defence minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in 1990, was laid to rest Sunday in a low-key funeral, a day after he died aged 86.Foreign ...

Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah attends a parliament session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on Nov. 14, 2023. Sheikh Nawaf, who had a three-year, low-key reign, died ...

Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nasser Waggi, File) By Jon Gambrell ...

The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who led the oil-rich nation for the past three years in a low-key reign focused on trying to resolve internal political disputes, died Dec. 16.