Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah reappointed as PM
Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al Sabah has been reappointed as prime minister following an Emiri decree on Sunday, state media reported.
Sheikh Ahmad, son of the emir, has now been tasked with forming a new government, state news agency Kuna said, following the resignation of the previous government in January.
The former PM had submitted his cabinet's resignation after weeks of tension with the National Assembly over requests to question two cabinet ministers.
He had served as prime minister since July 2022, when he was appointed following the resignation of the previous government more than two months prior.
His cabinet was assembled in August.
He then restructured the cabinet in October following early elections.
The September elections were welcomed by opposition politicians after several months of political deadlock.
The government's resignation was sparked by a political impasse centred around a draft bill proposing the government take over personal and consumer loans of Kuwaiti citizens; a move the government deemed to be too expensive.
MPs offered to withdraw the bill in return for withdrawing requests to question two cabinet ministers.
Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al Sabah has been reappointed as prime minister following an Emiri decree on Sunday, state media reported.
Sheikh Ahmad, son of the emir, has now been tasked with forming a new government, state news agency Kuna said, following the resignation of the previous government in January.
The former PM had submitted his cabinet's resignation after weeks of tension with the National Assembly over requests to question two cabinet ministers.
He had served as prime minister since July 2022, when he was appointed following the resignation of the previous government more than two months prior.
His cabinet was assembled in August.
He then restructured the cabinet in October following early elections.
The September elections were welcomed by opposition politicians after several months of political deadlock.
The government's resignation was sparked by a political impasse centred around a draft bill proposing the government take over personal and consumer loans of Kuwaiti citizens; a move the government deemed to be too expensive.
MPs offered to withdraw the bill in return for withdrawing requests to question two cabinet ministers.
Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al Sabah has been reappointed as prime minister following an Emiri decree on Sunday, state media reported.
Sheikh Ahmad, son of the emir, has now been tasked with forming a new government, state news agency Kuna said, following the resignation of the previous government in January.
The former PM had submitted his cabinet's resignation after weeks of tension with the National Assembly over requests to question two cabinet ministers.
He had served as prime minister since July 2022, when he was appointed following the resignation of the previous government more than two months prior.
His cabinet was assembled in August.
He then restructured the cabinet in October following early elections.
The September elections were welcomed by opposition politicians after several months of political deadlock.
The government's resignation was sparked by a political impasse centred around a draft bill proposing the government take over personal and consumer loans of Kuwaiti citizens; a move the government deemed to be too expensive.
MPs offered to withdraw the bill in return for withdrawing requests to question two cabinet ministers.
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Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah reappointed as PM
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