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Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, Emir of Kuwait (born 1930)

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Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Emir of Kuwait in 2006

Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah was the Emir of Kuwait from 15 January 2006, succeeding Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, until abdicating nine days later on 24 January. Prior to that he had been Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1978 to 2006.
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Emir of Kuwait

Head of state

The Emir of the State of Kuwait is the monarch and head of state of Kuwait, and is the country's most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al Sabah dynasty.
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