Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 7

13-February-2006

KUWAIT

Shaikh Nawaf Is Kuwaits Crown Prince, Shaikh Nasir Is Prime Minister

Two amiri decrees issued on 7 February concluded Kuwaits succession process, with the appointment of Shaikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah as crown prince and Shaikh Nasir al-Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah as prime minister. Shaikh Nawaf is a half-brother of the newly appointed Amir, Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and the late Amir, Shaikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who died...