Sheikh Mishal to take oath as New Amir on Wednesday

Kuwait City, The Gulf Observer: H.H. Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will take the oath in the National Assembly on Wednesday according to media, to assume his powers as the new Amir of Kuwait following the demise of late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Mishal was declared as Kuwait’s 17th ruler by the Cabinet on Saturday, hours after announcing the passing of Sheikh Nawaf. Under the Kuwaiti constitution, the appointed Amir must take the constitutional oath to be able to assume his constitutional powers like issuing decrees.

The oath must be taken before the National Assembly during a special session to be convened by the Assembly for this purpose. National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun on Monday called for a special public session to be held on Wednesday for HH Sheikh Mishal to be sworn in as Amir. Under the constitution, the new Amir has one full year to appoint a crown prince, who must be from Mubarak Al-Kabeer’s descendants of the Al-Sabah Family that has been ruling Kuwait for more 250 years.