After the Emir of Kuwait: We will continue in “focus”.

With the departure of its Emir, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait, plagued with great difficulties, is expected to follow in the footsteps of the so-called “Dean of Diplomacy” in the middle of a bay hostile to individual cases, especially if he refuses to walk with his “advice”, and what’s more. The Emir’s departure, which pursued a policy independent of his country’s Gulf counterparts, helped strengthen and refine Kuwait’s regional reputation, despite successive crises, followed by what appeared to be a smooth transition to power. . The Council of Ministers asked the Crown Prince, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to succeed his brother, to start a new stage with the same old guard, because the new Emir, in turn, exceeded his 80 years, which it could represent a “good omen”, compared to a “young generation” that rules the Arabian Peninsula.

The march of the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who died yesterday at the age of 91, has doubled at a very delicate moment, if it is internal, since the Gulf emirate suffers successive crises, exacerbated by the effects of the Crown epidemic at the economic level, or at the regional level. And internationally, with the launch of the locomotive of normalization, with the enthusiasm of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and the blessing of Saudi Arabia, and in the face of Kuwait’s refusal to join its passengers, despite the multiple pressures. With the departure of its prince and architect of its foreign policy in its current form, all eyes turned to the crown prince, Nawaf (83 years old), who became the ruler of the Gulf state to succeed his half brother Sabah al -Ahmad, awaiting your pledge of loyalty to the Emir of the country by the members of the National Assembly this morning.
“In accordance with the provisions of the constitution and article 4 of Law No. 4 of 1964 on the provisions on the inheritance of the emirate, the Council of Ministers exhorts its Crown Prince (…) His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al -Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait “. With this announcement, Sheikh Nawwaf practically became the Emir of the country, after 14 years that the fifth son of Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah passed in the mandate of the Pact. In his last position, he was appointed by consensus of the ruling family, who chose him to take office, after graduating from high-level security positions, until he was described as “the godfather of security and stability.” The new emir began his career almost half a century ago as governor of the Hawalli governorate, but his most prominent role in power was his leadership in the Ministry of Defense during Iraqi forces led by Saddam Hussein’s invasion of his country in 1990. . He was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, after the First Gulf War, before taking office He presided over the National Guard in 1994. He returned to the government as Minister of the Interior in 2003, and that same year he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, until become Crown Prince three years later. On July 18, with the country’s Emir traveling for treatment in the United States, where he passed away, the Crown Prince was used to exercise some of the prince’s constitutional prerogatives in managing the affairs of the country.

The selection process of the new emir for the crown prince and prime minister will be closely monitored.

Nawaf seizes power in a highly sensitive period, colored by regional tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and amid a Gulf crisis caused by the boycott of the trio of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to its relations with Qatar since 2017 , in addition to the launch of the standardization engine in the region with the vigor of Abu Dhabi and Manama. However, the new emir is expected to continue the policy of mediation between the parties of his predecessor, which, under Sabah’s leadership in Kuwait, since January 29, 2006, resulted in the creation of a balanced diplomacy in a volatile region, as the late Emir tried to strike a balance in relations with Kuwait’s neighbors. Then, he strengthened his country’s relations with older sister Saudi Arabia, rebuilt relations with Iraq, the former occupier of Kuwait, and maintained an open dialogue with Iran. This is due to the fact that the deceased, before assuming the reins of power, spent decades in diplomacy and politics during the reigns of his half brother, the late Prince Jaber Al-Sabah, and his late cousin Saad Al-Sabah. . During his tenure in the ministry, he was known as a trusted mediator by regional countries and the international community. Similarly, the succession is unlikely to affect oil policy or foreign investment strategy through the Kuwait Investment Authority, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. Oil policy is drawn up by the country’s Supreme Petroleum Council, whose members are appointed by the emir. The selection process of the new emir for the crown prince and prime minister, who will manage the government’s relationship, which is often difficult with Parliament, will be closely monitored, especially at a time when the public finances of Kuwait is under great pressure, in the context of low oil prices and the Crown epidemic.

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