Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah


Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah was a senior member of the House of Al-Sabah of Kuwait.

Biography

Salem Al Sabah was the eldest son of the 12th Ruler and 2nd Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He served as the Ambassador of Kuwait in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and several other European countries from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. He then served as Kuwait's deputy prime minister and held various cabinet posts, including defence minister, foreign minister, interior minister and social affairs minister. He was also the chairman of the Kuwait's POW and Kidnapped Committee, which even when he was seriously sick, his deputies at the committee would visit his home at Messila Palace to give him the latest news regarding the POW's in Iraq.
Sheikh Salem died at age 69 on 8 October 2007. He is survived by his wife, Sheikha Badriya, and his four children. His eldest son, Sheikh Basel, was killed by his uncle in June 2010.

Honours and awards

Kuwait National Honours