Sheikh Nasser Al Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah passed away today after a prolonged illness. Born 27 April 1948 he was the former First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait, and before that the head of the royal court in 2006–17.
Sheikh Nasser is the eldest son of the former Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who died 29 September 2020, at the age of 91. He was seen as the main driving force behind “Silk City”, one of Kuwait’s mega projects with investments estimated at more than US$100 billion.
