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Sheikh Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (12 April 1913 – 31 December 1977) ( ar, صباح السالم الصباح) was the second ruler of Kuwait after it gained independence from Great Britain, titled the Emir of the State of Kuwait and Commander of the
Sovereign Grand Master of the 
Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait.
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Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of National Defense.
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Sovereign Grand Master of the Military Duty Order.
Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971).Host to the World
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Kuwait Military Forces
The Kuwait Military Forces ( ar, القوات المسلحة الكويتية, Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Kuwaitiyah) are the military forces of the State of Kuwait. They consist of the Kuwait Air Force, the Kuwait Army, the Kuwait Navy & the ...
from 24 November 1965 until his death in 1977. The youngest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (; born 1864 – 23 February 1921) was the ninth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait.
He was the second son of Mubarak I and is the ancestor of the Al-Salim branch of the Al-Sabah family. He ruled from 5 February 1917 to ...
, Sabah succeeded his half-brother Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah upon his death in 1965. He suspended parliament in late August 1976 for four years, claiming it was acting against the nation. He was the 12th ruler in the family dynasty.
Prior to his ascension, Sabah served as the president
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of the Police Directorate from 1953 to 1959, President of the public health department from 1959 to 1961, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
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from 1962 to 1963, and Prime Minister of Kuwait from 1963 to 1965. He was appointed as Crown Prince on 29 October 1962.
Death
Sabah Al-Salim died fromcancer
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in 1977 at the age of 64.
Honours and awards
National
*: ** Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Mubarak the Great
The Order of Mubarak the Great (''Wisam Mubarak al-Kabir'') is a knighthood order of Kuwait.
History
The Order was founded on 16 July 1974 by the national government to celebrate the memory of Mubarak Al-Sabah called ''the Great'', Sheikh of Ku ...
.
** Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait.
** Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of National Defense.
** Sovereign Grand Master of the Military Duty Order.
Foreign
* Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14 October 1971).Badraie
References
20th-century rulers in Asia 1913 births 1977 deaths Foreign ministers of Kuwait Government ministers of Kuwait House of Al-Sabah Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Prime Ministers of Kuwait Rulers of Kuwait Deaths from cancer in Kuwait {{MEast-royal-stub