Kuwaiti emir dead at 91
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died in a US hospital, according to Kuwaiti state television.
![1228785869 A picture taken on September 29, 2020 in Kuwait City shows a portrait of Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, regarded as the architect of the nation's modern foreign policy, died today at the age of 91, according to the royal court. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/09/GettyImages-1228785869.jpg/GettyImages-1228785869.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=HLW_TrVX)
The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, died on Tuesday in a Minneapolis hospital, Kuwait's government announced.
Kuwaiti state television broke to Quranic verses Tuesday before announcing the emir's death. He was 91 years old.