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Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(
Arabic
:
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; also spelled Meshal, Mishaal or Meshaal; born 27 September 1940) is the
Emir of Kuwait
since 16 December 2023. Before becoming emir at aged 83, he was the oldest
crown prince
in the world.
[1]
[2]
Crown Prince
Nawaf
became emir after the death of his half-brother
Sabah
on 29 September 2020. According to Kuwaiti law, Nawaf had one year to pick his crown prince. After a record-short eight days, he picked his half-brother Mishal on 7 October.
[3]
His pick was controversial as it showed the royal family preferred to pick older options rather than a newer generation such as Prime Minister
Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah
and Deputy Prime Minister
Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
.
[4]
On 2 September 2021, Mishal spoke with US Vice President
Kamala Harris
about US-Kuwait relations and Kuwait's role in the evacuation of
Afghanistan
.
[5]
Mishal has also represented Kuwait at important events abroad, including the
state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
at
Westminster Abbey
,
London
in 2022
[6]
and the wedding of
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
in 2023.
[7]
Mishal became the
emir of Kuwait
after the death of his half-brother
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
, on 16 December 2023 at the age of 86.
[8]
[9]
Mishal has two wives: Nuria Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Munira Badah Al-Mutairi. He has 12 children: five sons and seven daughters.
