KUWAIT: His
Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
participated in many events and sponsored others throughout 2019, while also
attending major conferences. The following are major events related to His
Highness the Amir in 2019:

January 15: His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended Kuwait
international anti-corruption conference (Integrity for Development).

January 21: His
Highness the Amir received Governor General of Canada Julie Payette on occasion
of her visit to Kuwait.

January 29: His
Highness the Amir attended the flag-hoisting ceremony at Bayan Palace.

February 4: His
Highness the Amir received Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and
his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of his official visit.

February 13: His
Highness the Amir attended the 22nd graduation ceremony of Kuwaiti officers' at
Ali Al-Sabah Military Academy.

February 18: His
Highness the Amir patronized and attended the graduation ceremony for the 45th
batch of police cadets at Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Science.

February 24: His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad chaired the Kuwaiti delegation to the
Arab-European Union Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

March 4: His
Highness the Amir sponsored and attended the graduation ceremony for Kuwait
University's 48th batch of graduate students for the academic year (2017-18).

March 13: His
Highness the Amir patronized and attended the national youth project 'Kuwait is
proud' ceremony at Bayan Palace.

March 25: His
Highness the Amir attended a ceremony to honor outstanding students of the
Public Authority for Applied Education and Training for the academic year
(2017-18).

March 27: His
Highness the Amir sponsored the national operetta 'Kuwait is different' at
Bayan Palace.

March 30: His
Highness the Amir chaired the Kuwaiti delegation to the 30th Arab League Summit
in Tunisia.

April 4: His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad ordered dispatching urgent aid to
floods' victims in Iran.

April 12: The
World Bank announced exceptional award to His Highness the Amir in appreciation
of his social and economic support worldwide.

April 16: His
Highness the Amir ordered the formation of ministerial committee in order to
complete procedures for construction of Kuwait entertainment city.

April17: His
Highness the Amir sponsored and attended Kuwait's 10th International Award for
Memorizing the Holy Quran.

April 23: His
Highness the Amir patronized and attended final Football match of His Highness
the Amir's Cup between Kuwait and Qadsia clubs.

April 24: His
Highness the Amir sponsored and attended a ceremony to honor distinguished
teachers and schools, marking World Teacher's Day.

April 29: His Highness
the Amir sponsored and attended inaugurate the 'Salam Palace' museum.

May 1: His
Highness the Amir attended the inauguration of Jaber Al-Ahmad Causeway.

May 27: His
Highness the Amir delivered a speech on the occasion of the last 10 days of
Ramadan underlining the delicate situation currently, and said cautiousness and
social unity are required to maintain civilian's safety.

May 31: His
Highness the Amir delivered an urgent speech in the GCC Summit which was held
in Makkah, calling for unity and to put differences aside.

May 31: His
Highness the Amir delivered a speech in the extraordinary Arab Summit,
appealing for wisdom and discussion instead of disputes.

June 19: His
Highness the Amir and his accompanying delegation arrived Iraq for an official
visit.

October 16: His
Highness the Amir returns home from the US where he underwent medical checkups
following a setback he suffered on September 3.

October 29: His
Highness the Amir opened the National Assembly's 15th Legislative Term, calling
for the strengthening of national unity and rejection of sedition.

November 14: His
Highness the Amir accepted the Cabinet's resignation and instructed it to act
as care-taker until a new cabinet was formed.

November 18: His
Highness the Amir re-assigned His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak as Prime
Minister, who later in the same day apologized and asked His Highness the Amir
he did not wish to be assigned.

November 18: His
Highness the Amir relieved from their posts First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Deputy Premier and Interior Minister
Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah. He assigned Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to run affairs of the Defense Ministry,
while assigning Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas
Al-Saleh to run affairs of the Interior Ministry.

November 18: His
Highness the Amir addressed the nation, and reaffirmed Kuwait was a state of
constitution and institutions, and everybody has the right to report to
judiciary suspected corruption cases.

November 19: His
Highness the Amir assigned Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Prime
Minister, and bestowed His Highness title upon him.

December 10: His
Highness the Amir, addressing the GCC Summit in Riyadh, underlined importance
of "positive and constructive" steps achieved as part of Kuwait's
mediations to address the Gulf crisis, and said the region was exposed to
dangerous escalation threatening its security and stability, which thus
required emphasis on dialogue. December 17: His Highness the Amir signed a
decree on the new Cabinet which consists of 14 ministers and headed by His
Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. - KUNA