Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah
Kuwaiti politician (1944–2012)
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Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah (3 October 1944 – 21 January 2012) was a Kuwaiti politician, diplomat, and ruling family member.
Saud Al-Nasir Al-Sabah | |
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سعود الناصر الصباح | |
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| Minister of Oil | |
| In office March 1998 – 2000 | |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 1992 – March 1998 | |
| Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States | |
| In office 1981–1992 | |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1944 |
| Died | 21 January 2012 (aged 67) |
Biography
Sabah served as ambassador of Kuwait to the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1981.[1] He then served as Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States during the First Gulf War, more specifically from 1981 to 1992.[2] In 1992, he was appointed information minister and served in the post until March 1998.[2] He was oil minister from March 1998 to 2000.[1] He resigned from the post due to an explosion that killed five workers at the country's largest oil refinery.[3]
He forced a false testimony from his then 15-year-old daughter Nayirah[4] and was involved with Citizens for a Free Kuwait,[5] a front group established by the Kuwaiti government to promote US involvement in the Gulf War.[6][7] This involvement was covered in the 1992 documentary film To Sell a War.[8]
