Kuwait Marks 9th Anniversary Of Late Sheikh Saad Al-abdullah

13 May 2017 Kuwait

Kuwait will mark the ninth anniversary of the late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah who passed away on May 13 of 2008, leaving behind a legacy that is still alive in the hearts of the Kuwaiti people.

Sheikh Saad was the 14th Amir of Kuwait and the fourth Amir of the country after its independence in 1961, he was Crown Prince during the reign of the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1978-2006).

He served as deputy director of the police department between 1954 and 1959 before being nominated as the first Minister of Interior on January 17, 1962 in the first Cabinet following the adoption of the Constitution.

The Father Amir was named as defense minister in 1964 while retaining his post as minister of interior; he served as Prime Minister between February 16, 1978 and July 13, 2003, leading 10 consecutive governments.

Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah contributed to the making of key legislations and laws relating to housing welfare, promotion of the national workforce, the economic and urban development, as well as the social, cultural and scientific affairs.

Kuwait will mark the ninth anniversary of the late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah who passed away on May 13 of 2008, leaving behind a legacy that is still alive in the hearts of the Kuwaiti people.

Sheikh Saad was the 14th Amir of Kuwait and the fourth Amir of the country after its independence in 1961, he was Crown Prince during the reign of the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1978-2006).

He served as deputy director of the police department between 1954 and 1959 before being nominated as the first Minister of Interior on January 17, 1962 in the first Cabinet following the adoption of the Constitution.

The Father Amir was named as defense minister in 1964 while retaining his post as minister of interior; he served as Prime Minister between February 16, 1978 and July 13, 2003, leading 10 consecutive governments.

Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah contributed to the making of key legislations and laws relating to housing welfare, promotion of the national workforce, the economic and urban development, as well as the social, cultural and scientific affairs.

 

SOURCE : KUNA

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