# Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah

_Emir of Kuwait in 2006_

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> Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah was the Emir of Kuwait from 15 January 2006, succeeding Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, until abdicating nine days later on 24 January. Prior to that he had been Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1978 to 2006.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 May 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kuwait City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P19))
- **Died:** 13 May 2008 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P570))
- **Place of death:** Amiri Hospital ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kuwait ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P106))
- **Positions held:** emir of Kuwait (15 January 2006 – 24 January 2006); Crown Prince (18 February 1978 – 15 January 2006); Prime Minister of Kuwait (8 February 1978 – 13 July 2003); Minister of Defense (6 December 1964 – 16 February 1978); Minister of Interior (17 January 1962 – 16 February 1978) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Mubarak the Great; Order of Kuwait; Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George; Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661#P166))

## Questions

**When was Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah born?**  
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah was born on 13 May 1930 in Kuwait City.

**What positions has Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah held?**  
Positions held by Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah include: emir of Kuwait (2006–2006); Crown Prince (1978–2006); Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003); Minister of Defense (1964–1978); Minister of Interior (1962–1978).

## Related

- [Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/sabah-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah)
- [Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/nawaf-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah)
- [Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/mishal-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah)
- [Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-al-ahmad-al-sabah)
- [Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-al-salim-al-sabah)
- [Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah)
- [Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/sabah-al-khalid-al-sabah)
- [Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/sabah-al-salim-al-sabah)
- [Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/nasser-al-mohammed-al-sabah)
- [Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah](https://diginpl.com/people/jaber-al-mubarak-al-hamad-al-sabah)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saad_Al-Salim_Al-Sabah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q313661](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313661) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mohammad Mosaddak Ali met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah in Kuwait.jpg by Md. Lutfar Rahman Binu (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_Mosaddak_Ali_met_with_Crown_Prince_of_Kuwait_Saad_Al-Abdullah_Al-Salim_Al-Sabah_in_Kuwait.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mohammad Mosaddak Ali met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah in Kuwait.jpg — Md. Lutfar Rahman Binu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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