An Emiri decree was issued Wednesday appointing Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the eldest son of Kuwait’s ruler, as prime minister of the State of Kuwait.
His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued an Emiri order today, appointing His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister and assigning him to nominate members of the new ministry. According to the Kuwait News Agency “KUNA”.
The Kuwaiti government had submitted its resignation to the political leadership, following the release of the results of the National Assembly elections, while an Emiri order was issued to accept the resignation last Sunday
Sheikh Ahmed’s appointment as the new prime minister paves the way for parliament to be dissolved ahead of new elections in a country plagued by political wrangling.
He must now form a new government before the Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah issues a decree disbanding the legislature.
The last council of ministers resigned in April to avert a push by elected lawmakers to unseat the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah.
Two months later, the emir announced parliament would be dissolved as the standoff deepened a paralysis in policy making.
The Emiri order said that "The Prime Minister should implement this order and submit it to the National Assembly. It is effective as of now and to be published in the official Gazette."
This is the second time that this position is assigned to Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf, as he was appointed prime minister for the first time on July 24, replacing his predecessor, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, who fought a bitter struggle with opposition MPs.
Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf born in 1956, is retired Kuwaiti military with the rank of Lieutenant-General at the Ministry of Interior. He has been the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior since March 9, 2022.
Before that, Sheikh Ahmed held the position of Deputy Chief of the National Guard, and he is the eldest son of the Emir of the country, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad.
أمر أميري بتعيين سمو الشيخ أحمد نواف الأحمد الصباح رئيسا لمجلس الوزراء وتكليفه بترشيح أعضاء الوزارة الجديدة https://t.co/GX8eB34nGe#كونا #الكويت pic.twitter.com/CVRSsCesxt
— كـــــــــــونا KUNA (@kuna_ar) October 5, 2022
On Sunday, October 2, the Kuwait Agency reported the issuance of a decree calling for the National Assembly to convene for the first regular session of the 17th legislative term on October 11.
On Thursday, September 29, Kuwait held legislative elections to choose 50 members of the National Assembly to succeed the 2021 Assembly, which the Emir of the country decided to dissolve last June.
The elections, the results of which were announced on Friday, resulted in remarkable progress for those described as the “opposition”, who won 60 per cent of the seats and also brought women back to parliament, with the victory of two female deputies.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled resigned from his position on Tuesday, April 5, for the fourth time since assuming the leadership of the government for the first time in December 2020.
Sheikh Sabah handed his resignation ahead of a non-cooperation motion against him in the National Assembly.
On May 10, the Emir of Kuwait issued an Emiri decree declaring the acceptance of the resignation of the government headed by Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad.
Since 1985, 11 Kuwaiti governments have resigned and 16 ministers were relieved of their duties following 128 parliamentary questioning sessions.
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