Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died on Tuesday in a hospital in the United States, Aljazeera reported.
Earlier, Al-Mayadeen announced that Kuwait television interrupted its regular programs and changed to Quranic verses on Tuesday, a move which often signifies the death of a senior member of the Persian Gulf Arab state’s ruling family.
Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91, had been in hospital in the United States since July after having undergone surgery in Kuwait the same month.
His designated successor is his brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah.
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