Jaber al-Ahmad Al Sabah Biography

Issues measures protecting Kuwaiti citizens, assets and financial interests.

Orders the government to operate temporarily from Saudi Arabia.

Leaves Kuwait as Iraqi forces overrun the country.

Preserves the internationally recognized Kuwaiti government from Saudi Arabia.

Addresses Kuwaitis three days after the Iraqi invasion.

Calls for national unity and resistance to occupation.

Calls for effective measures restoring Kuwait's sovereignty.

Urges Arab leaders to condemn Iraq's invasion without hesitation.

Visits major powers seeking support for Kuwait's liberation.

Builds diplomatic backing for enforcement of UN resolutions.

Appeals for continued international action to liberate Kuwait.

Addresses the United Nations General Assembly during the occupation.

The Emir's government prepares to restore authority after coalition forces liberate Kuwait.

Begins directing national reconstruction from the restored capital.

Returns to Kuwait after the occupation and liberation.

The new cabinet concentrates on reconstruction and restoration of services.

Forms the first government after liberation.

Kuwait marks extinguishing of the final burning oil well.

The milestone closes a major environmental legacy of the occupation.