Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
الشَّيْخ مِشعَل الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; الشَّيْخ مِشعَل الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح
	Emir Mishal in 2022
Emir of Kuwait
Reign	16 December 2023 – present
Predecessor	Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Prime ministers	Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (2023–2024); Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2024); Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (2024-present);
Born	27 September 1940 (age 83); Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Spouses	Nuria Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (m. 1963); Munira Badah Al-Mutairi (m. 1990)
Issue	12 (5 sons and 7 daughters)
Arabic	مشعل الأحمد الجابر الصباح
House	Sabah
Father	Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Mother	Maryam Marit Al-Huwaila
Religion	Sunni Islam

Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشَّيْخ مِشعَل الأَحمَد الْجَابِر الصَّباح, romanized: ash-shaykh Mishʻal al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; born 27 September 1940) is Emir of Kuwait. Mishal spent most of his career in Kuwait's security and intelligence apparatus. Prior to becoming emir at age 83, he was the oldest crown prince in the world.^[1]

^ "The world's oldest crown prince nears the throne of Kuwait". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[Economist-1] "The world's oldest crown prince nears the throne of Kuwait". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

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