The body of the late Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday afternoon from the United States, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
Sheikh Sabah had traveled to the US in July to receive medical treatment after undergoing a surgery in Kuwait that same month.
The Amiri Diwan announced the late Emir’s death on Tuesday, adding that the then-Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah will succeed him.
Sheikh Nawaf took his constitutional oath before the National Assembly on Wednesday morning, making him the official Emir of Kuwait.
Under Kuwait’s constitution, each new crown prince must be approved by a majority in the country’s National Assembly.
The succession of the emir and crown prince positions are traditionally limited to only the descendants of Mubarak al-Sabah.
Kuwait’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah waves as he takes the oath of office at the parliament. (Reuters)
