Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah

Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah (3 October 1944 – 21 January 2012) was a Kuwaiti politician, diplomat, and ruling family member.

Saud Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
سعود الناصر الصباح
Minister of Oil
In office March 1998 – 2000
Minister of Information
In office 1992 – March 1998
Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States
In office 1981–1992
Succeeded by	Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-03)October 3, 1944
Died	21 January 2012(2012-01-21) (aged 67)

Biography

Sabah with John McCain in 1991

Sabah served as ambassador of Kuwait to the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1981.^[1] He then served as Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States during the First Gulf War, more specifically from 1981 to 1992.^[2] In 1992, he was appointed information minister and served in the post until March 1998.^[2] He was oil minister from March 1998 to 2000.^[1] He resigned from the post due to an explosion that killed five workers at the country's largest oil refinery.^[3]

Sabah with George H. W. Bush in 1990

He forced a false testimony from his then 15-year-old daughter Nayirah^[4] and was involved with Citizens for a Free Kuwait,^[5] a front group established by the Kuwaiti government to promote US involvement in the Gulf War.^[6][7] This involvement was covered in the 1992 documentary film To Sell a War.^[8]

Sabah died of cancer on 21 January 2012.^[1][2]

See also

• Military of Kuwait