Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber has died at age 91, Kuwait News Agency announced yesterday evening.

Sheikh Sabah had been the leader of Kuwait since 2006 and had served as the country's foreign minister for almost 40 years from 1963 - 2003 before becoming the prime minister.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has mourned the demise of the Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

The Amiri Diwan announced that absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib in Arabic) will be performed for the late HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber in all the mosques in Qatar tonight after the evening prayer (Isha).

الديوان الأميري يعلن إقامة صلاة الغائب على المغفور له بإذن الله صاحب السمو الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح، في جميع مساجد الدولة، اليوم بعد صلاة العشاء. #قنا pic.twitter.com/DQGR1M7ET8

— وكالة الأنباء القطرية (@QatarNewsAgency) September 30, 2020

This comes as a tremendous loss for Qatar and its people that have always held Sheikh Sabah in high regard and appreciated his consistent efforts to ensure peace and stability in the Gulf region.

HH the Amir participated in the funeral prayer on the body of HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Kuwait.

HH the Amir participated in the funeral prayer on the body of HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Kuwait. #QNA pic.twitter.com/aufrApAhue

— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) September 30, 2020

HH the Amir of Qatar yesterday declared a three-day mourning period in Qatar and ordered flags to be at half-mast.

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Source: QNA