Kuwait loses key reformer Sheikh Nasser

AP | Kuwait City

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Kuwait’s Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Sabah, the eldest son of the late emir, who emerged as an influential reformer in the Gulf country, died on Sunday, the country’s state-run news agency reported. He was 72.

The Kuna news agency did not specify how Sheikh Nasser died, but he was known to be in fragile health after having a lung tumour removed two years ago.

In a country that depends on oil for some 90 per cent of its revenues, Sheikh Nasser championed bold plans to diversify Kuwait’s economy by building up a business hub with a free zone and deep seaport in the country’s north.