Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was the Emir of Kuwait and the twelfth ruler of the state of Kuwait. He was born in Kuwait in 1930 and was a member of the Al-Sabah dynasty, which has ruled Kuwait since the 18th century.
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was designated as Crown Prince of Kuwait in 1977 and became Emir of Kuwait upon the death of his half-brother, Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in 2006. He ruled for only nine days before abdicating due to health issues. Sheikh Saad passed away in 2008 at the age of 77. 0 0 0.
Sources:
“Kuwait: A Short Political and Economic History” by Abdullah Al-Nafisi.
“Kuwait: A Measured Success Story” by Shafeeq Ghabra.
“Kuwait: The Transformation of a Country” by Saad Al-Muttairi.
“Kuwait: The Making of a Modern State” by Robert Trent Vinson.
“The Political Economy of Kuwait” by Shafeeq N. Ghabra.
The official website of the Kuwaiti government: http://www.pm.gov.kw/
The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research: http://www.ecssr.ae/ ***
N.B. The article originally belongs to the book ‘Brief Biographies of Eminent Monarchs‘ by Menonim Menonimus.
Books of Biography by M. Menonimus:
- The World Writers-Brief Biographies
- Introduction to World Writers
- Introduction to World Personalities
- Love of Reputed Persons
- Brief Biographies of Ancient Thinkers and Writers..
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