Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

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Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (born 27 September 1940) is Emir of Kuwait, reigning since 2023. Mishal spent most of his career in Kuwait’s security and intelligence apparatus. Prior to becoming Emir at age 83, he was the oldest crown prince in the world.

== Biography ==
Mishal was born on 27 September 1940 to Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during his father’s reign (1921–1950) as the tenth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. Mishal was Ahmad’s seventh son, and is the paternal younger half-brother of three emirs of Kuwait: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1977–2006), Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020) and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2020–2023).
Mishal attended the Al Mubarakiya School in Kuwait for primary education, then went abroad to the United Kingdom for studies at the Hendon Police College, from which he graduated in 1960. After graduation from Hendon, Mishal joined the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior (MOI). From 1967 to 1980, he served as head of the MOI’s intelligence and state security service. In this role, he oversaw the intelligence organization’s development into the Kuwait State Security service, and Mishal served as its first director.
On 13 April 2004, then-Emir…