4th October as mark of respect to Kuwait’s Amir

The Government of India has announced one-day state mourning on October 4 across India as a mark of respect to Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (1929 – 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait and the Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces from 29 January 2006 until his death.

The Emir of the State of Kuwait is the monarch, head of state and head of government of Kuwait, the country’s most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the Al-Sabah dynasty, which originate from the Bani Utbah; a federation of clans in the Arabian Peninsula.

Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah became Emir of Kuwait on 30 September 2020, following Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah who died on 29 September 2020.

Kuwait is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it borders Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.