Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sabah Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah صباح السالم المبارك الصباح
His Highness
Emir of Kuwait
Reign	24 November 1965 – 31 December 1977
Predecessor	Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Successor	Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Born	(1913-04-12)12 April 1913
Died	31 December 1977(1977-12-31) (aged 64)
Issue	Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Ahmad Hussa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Father	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Mother	Munira Muhammad Al-Dabbous

Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (12 April 1913 – 31 December 1977) (Arabic: صباح السالم الصباح) was the Emir of Kuwait from 1965 to 1977, and youngest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah succeeded his half-brother Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah upon his death on 24 November 1965. He suspended parliament in late August 1976 for 4 years, claiming it was acting against the nation. He died from cancer on 31 December 1977.

Prior to his ascension, he served as the president of the Police Directorate from 1953 to 1959, President of the public health department from 1959 to 1961, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963, and Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1963 to 1965. He was appointed as Crown Prince on 29 October 1962.

Honours and awards

National

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  • Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Mubarak the Great.
  • Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait.
  • Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of National Defense.
  • Sovereign Grand Master of the Military Duty Order.

Foreign

• Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG – 13 October 1959).
• Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971).