Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah facts for kids
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Nasser Al-Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
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الشيخ ناصر المحمد الأحمد الجابر الصباح
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| 6th Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| In office 7 February 2006 – 28 November 2011 |
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| Monarch | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Deputy | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah |
| Minister of Amiri Diwan of Kuwait (Head of the Ruler's Court) |
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| In office 10 September 1990 – 12 February 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Saad Al-Abdullah Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 11 January 1988 – 9 March 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Preceded by | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah |
| Succeeded by | Jaber Abdullah |
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| Born | 22 December 1940 Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Children | Sabah Ahmad |
| Parent | Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sheikh |
Nasser Al-Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ ناصر المحمد الأحمد الجابر الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh Nāṣir Muḥammad al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ, born 22 December 1940) is a Kuwaiti politician who served as Prime Minister of Kuwait from 7 February 2006 until resigning on 28 November 2011.
Early life
Sheikh Nasser was born on 22 December 1940 as the son of Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the first defense minister of Kuwait. He is a nephew of the former Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He attended high school in the United Kingdom and graduated in 1955. Then, he received a higher diploma in the French language in 1960.
Career
Nasser began his career as a third secretary at the foreign ministry in 1964. He became a member of the permanent Kuwaiti delegation at the United Nations in New York in October 1964. He then served as ambassador to Iran and Afghanistan, the minister of information, minister of social affairs and labour, minister of state for foreign affairs and minister of the Emiri Diwan. He became prime minister when Sabah Al Ahmad began to rule Kuwait in February 2006.
Nasser resigned on 4 March 2007 in a move observers believe was aimed at avoiding a no-confidence motion against health minister Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. Ten MPs presented the motion in February over suspected financial and administrative breaches at the ministry. The vote was due to have taken place in parliament on 5 March and Ahmad would have had to step down if legislators had voted against him. He was reappointed as prime minister on 6 March.
On 25 November, the cabinet resigned, and on 17 December the Emir reappointed Nasser as prime minister of the new cabinet. In March 2009, the Kuwaiti Government submitted its resignation to the Emir of Kuwait after Islamist MPs requested a hearing of the P.M. On 9 May, after the election of the new Parliament, the Emir asked Nasser to form the Kuwaiti Government for the sixth consecutive time.
In January 2011, he survived a vote of no-confidence in parliament with a vote of 25–25 (26 were needed to bring down the Government). In April 2011, his cabinet resigned due to a stand-off with parliament; he was reappointed on 6 April 2011 to form a new government, but he resigned again on 28 November 2011. His resignation was accepted by the Emir and who appointed Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as next prime minister on 4 December 2011.
Personal life
He married Shahrazad Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, with whom he has two children: Sabah and Ahmad
Honors and awards
- Order of the Kingdom of Swaziland, First Class, from the King of Swaziland, Mswati III, on 23 July 2009.
- Grand National Order of Merit from the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, 16 April 2010.
- The key to the city of Santiago, Republic of Chile, from the mayor of the city, in recognition of his role in strengthening the Chilean-Kuwaiti relations on 26 July 2010.
- Honorary Citizenship of Tirana from the Mayor of Tirana, Republic of Albania, Lulzim Basha, on 26 November 2011.
- Honorary doctorate degree from the University of Rome Tor Vergata in the field of comparative legal systems and international relations on 22 May 2014.
- Sigilum Magnum Medal from the University of Bologna, the highest academic honor, on 23 May 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Naser Al-Mohamed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah para niños
- House of Al-Sabah
- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Military of Kuwait
