Kuwait named the Amir’s son as prime minister yesterday, replacing caretaker premier Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid, Reuters reported.
Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah named Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah (pictured) to the post in an Amiri decree. Last month the crown prince said he was dissolving parliament and would issue a decree for early elections, a move welcomed by opposition lawmakers. Sheikh Ahmad was deputy prime minister and interior minister in the outgoing government, which had submitted its resignation in April. Sheikh Ahmad, began his career with the police force and then entered the interior ministry.
After his father Amir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad took power in 2020 he was appointed deputy head of the National Guard. He was named interior minister, and a deputy prime minister, in March after his predecessor resigned, along with the then-defence minister.