The youngest son of
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Sabah served as the
president of the
Police Directorate from 1953 to 1959, President of the public health department from 1959 to 1961,
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963, and
Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1963 to 1965. . From left to right: King
Faisal of Saudi Arabia, President
Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Presented
Abdullah Sallal of Yemen, Sabah and President
Abd al-Rahman Arif of Iraq,
Khartoum on 2 September 1967|230x230px He was appointed Crown Prince on 29 October 1962. Sabah succeeded his half-brother
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah upon his death in 1965. He suspended parliament in late August 1976 for four years, claiming it was acting against the nation. He was the 12th ruler in the family dynasty. Sabah Al-Salim died from
cancer on 31 December 1977 at the age of 64. ==Honours and awards==