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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 05KUWAIT4264 |
RUMORS OF A "SHAYKH" UP: KUWAITI WRITER PREDICTS [...] (C) The succession issue continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait as factions both inside and outside the Al-Sabah family maneuver for political influence in anticipation of the death of either the Amir or the Crown Prince who are both in poor health. Ahmed Deyain, a liberal colu [...] |
2005-10-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4372 |
AMIR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN KUWAITI PM AFTER [...] (C) Summary: National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali created the sensation of the early Ramadan season by suggesting publicly that a three-party ruling family committee be formed "to assist" Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah. Faced with this high level sniping, Shaykh Sabah was the recipient of a [...] |
2005-10-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4403 |
REPORT THAT CRITIC OF THE PRIME MINISTER HAS [...] (C) Post received word on the evening of October 12 that Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, National Guard Chief and fourth highest-ranking ruling family member, has resigned his post amid criticism of his call for the formation of a tri-partite group to "assist the leadership." This info [...] |
2005-10-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4406 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ON SUCCESSION, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Ambassador met October 12 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi for a periodic update on a range of issues. The speaker quickly turned to recent dispute within the ruling family (reftel). Al-Khorafi said the Amir's strong public support for the Prime Minis [...] |
2005-10-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4438 |
LEADING MP "SCARED TO DEATH" ABOUT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met October 15 with Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a National Assembly member (MP) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Commenting on the recent ruling family spat over the country's future leadership (reftels), sparked by National Guard Chief Shay [...] |
2005-10-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4445 |
FOREIGN MINISTER DISCOUNTS FLAP IN AL-SABAH FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said that recent statements by National Guard Chief Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah were just an expression of opinion and that the political status quo had returned. Commenting on Shaykh Salem's call for a three-person a [...] |
2005-10-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4479 |
MINISTER FOR AMIRI DIWAN AFFAIRS SHAYKH NASSER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 18 with Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Shaykh Nasser said the recent succession controversy within the ruling family (reftels) "is calming," although he commented that "there will be some issues in the coming [...] |
2005-10-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4480 |
AMID FLURRY OF RUMORS ABOUT SUCCESSION, PM OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly October 17, delivering the Government speech on behalf of the Amir, who was notably absent from the protocolary duty. The session comes amid a flurry of rumors that Shaykh Sabah will replace th [...] |
2005-10-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT4647 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: ENERGY MINISTER'S VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Responding to the Ambassador's inquiries about elements of the "Freedom Agenda" during a meeting on October 30, ruling family member and Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said most National Assembly members "don't know how many voting constituencies they want," [...] |
2005-10-31 07:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SOCI PTER PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4792 |
PUBLIC PROSECUTION QUESTIONS RULING FAMILY MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: The Public Prosecution Office questioned Shaykh Mishal Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, former Assistant Undersecretary for State Security Affairs, on November 8 about his public criticism of the GOK during a September interview conducted by Mohammed Al-Jassem on his program "Al-Majlis," whic [...] |
2005-11-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PHUM KDEM KU SUCCESSION |
| 05KUWAIT4933 |
PM TRIES TO CALM SUCCESSION FEARS; INSISTS AMIR [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In an effort to silence continued speculation over succession, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in a November 22 interview, firmly dismissed the possibility that either the Amir or the Crown Prince, both in poor health, would step down from the [...] |
2005-11-29 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT101 |
WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO [...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels), Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...] |
2006-01-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT184 |
ONGOING INTRA-RULING FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of the ruling Al-Sabah family have been meeting continuously over the past three days to negotiate distribution of power after the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber on January 15. Constitutionally, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad automatically became Amir, though his very [...] |
2006-01-21 15:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT200 |
SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...] |
2006-01-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT208 |
PROPOSED JANUARY 24 VOTE ON AMIR-DESIGNATE'S [...] (C) Summary: The leadership situation in Kuwait is in continual flux with one National Assembly session scheduled for January 24 at 10am to vote on declaring Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem medically unfit for office, and another session scheduled for 6:30pm the same day to allow Shaykh S [...] |
2006-01-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT209 |
SABAH FAMILY MEMBER SAYS MEETINGS TONIGHT "PIVOTAL" [...] (C) Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S. Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the evening of January 23 on a visa matter, but engaged in discussion of the topic of the hour--ongoing Sabah family infighting over succession. (Shaykh Salem is currently in Kuwait and presumably is atten [...] |
2006-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT259 |
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN KUWAIT?: EXPECTED SUCCESSION [...] (U) The Council of Ministers nominated Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the 15th Amir of Kuwait during an emergency meeting the evening of January 24, hours after Parliament unanimously voted Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem Al-Sabah medically incapable of holding the positi [...] |
2006-01-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT285 |
FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...] |
2006-01-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 06KUWAIT424 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...] |
2006-02-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT467 |
AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN; [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] |
2006-02-09 17:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT93 |
DEATH OF KUWAITI AMIR; RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR [...] (U) Not sending NIACT because Post understands that most notifications have already been done by State Ops and WH Sit Room, based on post's telephone and email briefs. 2. (U) Kuwaiti Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid announced January 15, 2006 that His Highness the Amir, Shaykh J [...] |
2006-01-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP KU SUCCESSION |
| 06KUWAIT97 |
AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...] |
2006-01-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |