Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah مِشعَل الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح | |
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Emir of Kuwait | |
Reign | 16 December 2023 – present |
Predecessor | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
Heir apparent | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah |
Prime ministers |
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Born | Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait | 27 September 1940
Spouses |
Munira Badah Al-Mutairi
(m. 1990) |
Issue | 12 (5 sons and 7 daughters) |
Arabic | مشعل الأحمد الجابر الصباح |
House | Sabah |
Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
Mother | Maryam Marit Al-Huwaila |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشَّيْخ مِشعَل الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح, romanized: ash-shaykh Mishʻal al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; born 27 September 1940) is the Emir of Kuwait. Mishal spent most of his career in Kuwait's security and intelligence apparatus. Prior to becoming Emir at age 84, he was the oldest crown prince in the world.[1]