Saudi leaders expressed their tributes and condolences to the people of Kuwait following the passing of the Gulf nation’s emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who died at the age of 91.
“With utmost grief and sorrow the news of the death of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, may Allah bestows mercy upon him and rest him in His widely vast paradise,” read a statement on Saudi Press Agency from the Saudi Royal Court.
The statement by the Saudi Royal Court said the leader passed away leaving behind “a procession full of achievements and endeavors exerted to best serve his country, the Arab as well as the Islamic nations and the entire humanity.”
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Twitter the world has lost a “wise leader.” “With the departure of Sheikh Sabah, we lose a wise leader who devoted his life to the service of his country and to Arab and Islamic nations,” he said.
Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation’s new ruling emir Tuesday night.
