Sydney - Middle East Times Int’l: The Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, issued an Amiri order “to recommend Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as Crown Prince.”

On Sunday, the new Crown Prince took the constitutional oath at Seif Palace “on the occasion of his appointment as Deputy Amir.”

According to Kuna, the Amiri order stated, “Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah is recommended as Crown Prince.”

On May 10, the Amir of Kuwait said in a televised speech: “He ordered us to dissolve the National Assembly and suspend some articles of the constitution for a period not exceeding 4 years during which all aspects of the democratic process will be studied.”

Prince Mishal described the step as “a difficult decision to save the country and secure its highest interests,” pointing to “interferences that occurred from some representatives in the right to choose ministers and the Crown Prince.”

He considered that the country faced "difficulties and obstacles that could not be imagined or tolerated, as some people strived hard to close every port through which we tried to enter in order to overcome our bitter reality, which leaves us no room for hesitation or delay in making this difficult decision."

Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah received the Kuwaiti Crown Prince in his first meeting with members of the Kuwaiti government, after his appointment as Crown Prince. Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah called on the ministers to exert more effort and generosity to achieve everything that the Amir of the country, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad, aspires to. .

The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers pledged allegiance to Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, Crown Prince, after a special meeting held by the Council on Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, at the Seif Palace.

Following the session, Sharida Abdullah Al-Muasherji, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, said that the Council pledged allegiance to Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, after the Amiri order was issued on Saturday evening to recommend him as Crown Prince.

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled took the constitutional oath before the Council of Ministers following the issuance of the Amiri order appointing him as Crown Prince.

Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah offered congratulations and blessings to the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad on the occasion, expressing his great pride in the precious trust placed by the Amir of the country “in his support and support, the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.”

In his speech, the Kuwaiti Prime Minister recalled “the blessed path of the Crown Prince, full of notable achievements and clear national imprints, a symbol of loyalty, giving, sincerity and devotion to the love of the homeland,” stressing that Kuwait is on the verge of a new era, calling on everyone to be on the same page, united and supportive towards more progress and construction. .

Sheikh Sabah began his career when he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 with the rank of diplomatic attaché, and remained there until 1995, during which he moved between many departments in the ministry.

The new Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, was born in Kuwait in 1953, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from Kuwait University in 1977, according to the biography published by the official Kuwait News Agency.

Sheikh Sabah began his career when he joined the Arab Affairs Department in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 until 1983, before working within the Kuwaiti mission to the United Nations in New York between 1983 and 1989.

During the years from 1995 to 1998, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled served as his country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and his country’s delegate to the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

During that period, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled participated in the meetings of the Ministerial Council of Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

A decree was issued appointing Sheikh Sabah as head of the National Security Service with the rank of minister, in 1998.

Sheikh Sabah then assumed the position of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor between 2006 and 2007, and then assumed the Ministry of Information, in 2008 until 2009.

Sheikh Sabah served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait in 2011, and the Cabinet Affairs portfolio was added to his responsibilities in 2012. He was then appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait in the same year.

Sheikh Sabah continued to hold these positions until 2019.

An Amiri decree was issued in November 2019, appointing Sheikh Sabah as Prime Minister and assigning him to nominate members of the new government, the first government he was tasked with forming.

In December 2020, Sheikh Sabah formed his second government, then he formed his third government in March 2021, and Sheikh Sabah formed his fourth government in December 2021, which is the 39th ministry in Kuwait’s political history.

During his diplomatic and governmental career, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled carried several medals, including the King Abdulaziz Medal, first class in 1998, the Star of Jerusalem Medal from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2018, and the Sudanese Nilein Medal, first class.