Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: فريحة الأحمد) (15 February 1944 – 12 August 2018) was a Kuwaiti royal, one of the daughters of the tenth ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. She was born in the Dasman Palace on 15 February 1944. She undertook several charitable activities, heading the "Kuwait Association for the Ideal Family",[1] which created the "Ideal Mother Competition" in 2004 and worked to protect the youth and the disabled. Frayha also encouraged and supported politics that empowered Kuwaiti women.[2][3]
| Fareha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
| Sheikha | |
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| Born | 15 February 1944 Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Died | 12 August 2018 (aged 74) Cairo, Egypt |
| Spouse | Sheikh Rashid Al-Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Issue | Sheikha Reema Sheikh Hamoud Sheikha Bibi Sheikh Ahmed |
| House | Sabah |
| Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Hasina |
She received an honorary doctorate from the American College of Greece in 2008. Married to her cousin Sheikh Rashid Al-Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1942–2011), Secretary of the Council of the Ruling Family. They had four children together: Sheikha Reema, Sheikh Hamoud, Sheikha Bibi and Sheikh Ahmed.[4]
She died on 12 August 2018 in Egypt.[5]
Patronages
edit- Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Ideal Mothers for Special Families (2004).
Honours
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Commander of the National Order of the Cedar (Beirut, 8 November 2007).[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Selected Humanitarian Works of: Her Highness Sheikha Fariha Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait and Principal Extraordinare Goodwill Ambassador of Iimsaam" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah dies, 74
- ^ Kuwaiti Emir’s sister dies
- ^ رحيل «الأم المثالية» الشيخة فريحة الأحمد شقيقة أمير الكويت (in Arabic)
- ^ وفاة الشيخة فريحة الصباح شقيقة أمير الكويت وولي العهد (in Arabic)
- ^ The death of Sheikha Fariha of Kuwait
- ^ Kuna