PM Modi extends greetings to Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greetings to Sheikh Mishal AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah on taking over as the new Emir of KuwaitThe Prime Minister expressed his confidence that IndiaKuwait relations will further strengthen in the coming years and the Indian community in Kuwait will continue to flourishGreetings and felicitations to His Highness Sheikh Mishal AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah for taking over as the Emir of the State of Kuwait Confident that our relations will further strengthen in the coming years and the Indian community in Kuwait will continue to flourish PM Modi wrote on XEarlier on Wednesday Kuwaits new Emir Sheikh Mishal alAhmad alSabah was formally sworn in before the parliament to begin his rule over the wealthy Gulf monarchyThe new emir who took over after the passing of his halfbrother Sheikh Nawaf alAhmad alSabah took the oath of office during a special session of the National Assembly as per Al JazeeraIn his inaugural address Sheikh Mishal pledged to safeguard the country and its people adhere to constitutional principles and fight corruptionHe said I swear by Almighty Allah to respect the constitution and the laws of the state to defend the liberties interests and properties of the people and to safeguard the independence and territorial integrity of the countryThe 83yearold Sheikh Mishal is Kuwaits third ruler in just over three years He has already been de facto leader since 2021 when Sheikh Nawaf handed over most of his dutiesHe earlier served as deputy chief of the National Guard from 2004 to 2020 and head of State Security for 13 years after joining the Ministry of Interior in the 1960sAs he takes the helm of the OPEC oil producer he is expected to preserve key Kuwaiti foreign policies including support for Gulf Arab unity and Western alliances according to Al JazeeraSheikh Nawaf alAhmad alJaber alSabah died at the age of 86 on SaturdayWith great sadness and sorrow wethe Kuwaiti people the Arab and Islamic nations and the friendly peoples of the worldmourn the late His Highness the Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah who passed away to his Lord today Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Al Sabah the minister of his emiri court said in a statement on Saturday according to Al JazeeraThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever