Sunday, January 15, 2012

Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah RIP

Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, GCB (Hon) GCMG (Hon) (Arabic: جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح‎; June 29, 1926 – January 15, 2006) of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the Emir and thirteenth Sheikh of Kuwait, serving from December 31, 1977 until his death on January 15, 2006. The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as Minister of Finance and Economy from 1961 until 1965, when he was appointed Prime Minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.
Jaber is most famous for having been monarch of Kuwait during the 1990-91 Iraqi invasion of his country, which led to the Gulf War in which his country was liberated by an international coalition acting under United Nations sanction, composed of troops from the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and France, together with forces from several Arab states.
Died on January 15, 2006 after bleeding in the brain, The Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, on a private visit to the Sultanate of Oman has cut it and return immediately, were at half-mast flags in Kuwait for a period of forty days, and declared official mourning for three days with the closing of official circles, and the number of states to declare official mourning and half mast flags, as it announced the Kingdom of Bahrain official mourning in which the half-mast flags for forty days and the closure of official circles, and Oman announced official mourning with the half-mast flags for three days, As Syria announced official mourning and half mast flags for three days, and Egypt declared official mourning for three days, was declared official mourning in Jordan for a week, and announced that the Palestinian National Authority official mourning with the half-mast flags for three days, Yemen declared official mourning for three days, The Iraq Declaration of mourning for three days, and the Arab League official mourning for three days, and India announced official mourning and half mast flags for One day, and Algeria declared official mourning for three days,  and Pakistan declared official mourning for three days, with flags at half mast.
Attended his funeral a number of leaders including the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the King of Jordan Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, Crown Prince of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Abdelaziz Belkhadem , and was attended by Egyptian President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak to Kuwait to offer condolences. He was buried in the cemetery of Sulaibikhat the presence of Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah and a number of Heads of State and a group of citizens Kuwaitis.
And attended the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Kuwait to offer condolences, also attended the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to Kuwait to offer condolences.

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