Home GCC Kuwait Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir undergoes ‘successful surgery’ The 91-year-old ruler had been admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical tests by Bloomberg July 19, 2020 Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah underwent a “successful surgery” Sunday morning, state-run Kuwait News Agency reported. The 91-year-old ruler had been admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical tests. Read: Kuwait’s Emir in hospital for checkups, Crown Prince to assume some duties An Emiri order has been issued for the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah to temporarily assume some of the constitutional functions and duties performed by the emir, according to a minister of the Emiri Diwan, or royal court. Tags Checkups Crown Prince Emir health Hospital Kuwait surgery 0 Comments You might also like Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan elected as new UAE President The world offers tributes to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Kuwait seeks to invest $750m in Pakistan projects Oil exporters bagging $818bn windfall are cautioned by IMF