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Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah

1930 - 2008

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Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (Arabic: سعد العبد الله السالم الصباح, romanized: Saʿad al-ʿAbdullāh as-Sālim as-Sabāh) (13 May 1930 – 13 May 2008) was the Emir of Kuwait from 15 January 2006, succeeding Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, until abdicating nine days later on 24 January. Prior to that he had been Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1978 to 2006. Saad was a general commander in the Military of Kuwait; in addition, the first to head the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior until 16 February 1978 and the first military officer to head the Ministry of Defense since 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah is the 9,406th most popular politician (down from 4,867th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Kuwait (down from 6th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kuwaiti Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah ranks 9,406 out of 19,576. Before him are Azzone Visconti, Berthold, Margrave of Baden, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Wu Yi of Shang, Jaan Anvelt, and Duy Tân. After him are Gregory the Patrician, Kebek, Hyon Yong-chol, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona, Iajuddin Ahmed, and Cai Yuanpei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah ranks 195. Before him are Babushka Lady, Barbara Lawrence, Anerood Jugnauth, Veljo Tormis, June Almeida, and Tanya Savicheva. After him are Guy Ligier, Yi-Fu Tuan, Anthony Steffen, Paul Veyne, Venantino Venantini, and Arnaldo Ochoa. Among people deceased in 2008, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah ranks 115. Before him are Henri Salvador, Šaban Bajramović, Sarla Thakral, Alfonso López Trujillo, Estelle Getty, and Anthony Mamo. After him are Forrest J Ackerman, Boris Shakhlin, Sofiko Chiaureli, Bronisław Geremek, Maila Nurmi, and Ove Andersson.

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In Kuwait

Among people born in Kuwait, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah ranks 8 out of 42. Before him are Queen Rania of Jordan (1970), Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1940), Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1937), Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929), Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1926), and Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885). After him are Sabah I bin Jaber (1700), Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (1953), Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895), Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942), Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913), and Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kuwait

Among politicians born in Kuwait, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah ranks 7. Before him are Saud of Saudi Arabia (1902), Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1940), Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1937), Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929), Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1926), and Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885). After him are Sabah I bin Jaber (1700), Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (1953), Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895), Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942), Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913), and Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837).

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