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Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah reappointed as Kuwait’s Prime Minister

The premier has been assigned to nominate members of the new cabinet

October 5, 2022

Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has been reappointed as the country’s Prime Minister, according to an Amiri decree.

Kuwait’s Amiri Diwan announced on Wednesday that Sheikh Ahmad has been renamed as the head of the cabinet, Kuwait News Agency reported.

Sheikh Ahmed has been assigned to nominate members of the new cabinet.

The Amiri order said: “The Prime Minister should implement this order and submit it to the National Assembly. It is effective as of now and to be published in the official Gazette.”

His Highness Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah re-named premierhttps://t.co/XpiCTeYBxh #KUNA #KUWAIT pic.twitter.com/9Wy5xaG0wj

— Kuwait News Agency – English Feed (@kuna_en) October 5, 2022

Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf was born in Kuwait in 1956. He graduated from Kuwait University where he studied commerce.

In November 2020, an Amiri order was issued appointing Sheikh Ahmad as the deputy chief of the National Guards with a Minister’s degree. In March this year, another decree naming him as first deputy prime minister and minister of interior was issued.

Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah was first appointed as prime minister in July 2022.

Read: Kuwait names Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf as new prime minister