Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah place of death Rochester
Death and succession
After months of hospitalization in the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, the United States, Sheikh Sabah died on 29 September 2020 at the age of 91 due to long-term health issues. The Kuwaiti government declared 40 days of mourning. Sabah's half-brother, the crown prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf, was announced as the Emir of Kuwait. Al-Sabah was buried at Sulaibikhat Cemetery alongside his family. After Sabah death, many Arab countries declared mourning periods. Jordan announced forty days of national mourning. Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, State of Palestine and Mauritania all declared three-day mourning periods. Djibouti declared two days of mourning. India, Iraq, Bangladesh and Cuba declared one day of mourning.
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