Kuwait has temporarily handed its crown prince some of the ruling emir’s constitutional duties, the royal family’s secretariat announced on Monday, without explaining why the transfer was necessary.
The brief statement published by the state-run KUNA news agency said only that the government had issued an order for the crown prince to assume some duties of the 84-year-old ruling emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah. In the past, the royal office has made the move due to a ruler’s poor health.
Last year, when the late Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah underwent surgery, the oil-rich nation’s crown prince took on some of his powers temporarily. –AP
