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Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Military · Politician

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Navaf Al Ahmad Al Džaber Al Sabah · Navafas al Achmadas al Džaberas al Saba · Navvof al-Ahmad al-Jobir as-Saboh · Naváf · Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah · 23 more...				[sources]
Alias	Navaf Ahmad Džábir Sabah · Naváf el-Ahmad el-Dzsábir Ál Szabáh · Nevaf el-Ahmet el-Cabir es-Sabah · Наввоф Аҳмад Ҷобир ас-Сабоҳ · نواف الأحمد الصباح · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ナワフ・アハマド・サバハ · ナワーフ・アル＝アフマド・アル＝ジャービル・アッ＝サバーハ				[sources]
Birth date	1937-06-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Kuwait City				[sources]
Death date	2023-12-16				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Kuwait				[sources]
Citizenship	Kuwait				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nawaf				[sources]
Title	sheikh				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q641805				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defense (1988-1991) · Minister of Interior (1978-1986) · Minister of Interior (2003-2006) · emir of Kuwait (2020-2023)				[sources]
Education	Mubarkiya School				[sources]
Religion	Islam · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-14

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Close Associate	child	-	-
Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Interior	2003-07-13	2006-02-07
emir of Kuwait	2020-09-29

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Politician	maternal uncle · relative	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,425

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Wikidata354,030

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Source data IDs: us-cia-kuwait-nawaf-al-ahmad-al-jabir-al-sabah-amir

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