Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of Kuwait from 1965 to 1977
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Sheikh Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (Arabic: صباح السالم الصباح; 12 April 1913 – 31 December 1977) was the Emir of Kuwait from 24 November 1965 until his death in 1977.
Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
| Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
| 12th Emir of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 24 November 1965 – 31 December 1977 |
| Predecessor | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Born | 12 April 1913 Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Died | 31 December 1977 (aged 64) Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Issue | Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Ahmad Nuria (wife of Emir Mishal) Hussa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah |
| House | Sabah |
| Father | Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Munira Muhammad Al-Dabbous |
Biography
The youngest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Sabah served as the president of the Police Directorate from 1953 to 1959, President of the public health department from 1959 to 1961, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963, and Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1963 to 1965.
He was appointed Crown Prince on 29 October 1962.[1] Sabah succeeded his half-brother Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah upon his death in 1965. He suspended parliament in late August 1976 for four years, claiming it was acting against the nation.[2] He was the 12th ruler in the family dynasty.[2]
Sabah Al-Salim died from cancer on 31 December 1977 at the age of 64.
Honours and awards
National
:
Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Mubarak the Great.
Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait.
Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of National Defense.
Sovereign Grand Master of the Military Duty Order.[citation needed]
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Foreign
Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971).[3]
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