Rank Colonel Service/branch Kuwaiti Army Name Fahad Al-Jaber Grandparents Jaber II Al-Sabah | Died August 2, 1990, Kuwait Parents Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
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Native name الشيخ الشهيد فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح Battles/wars Six Day WarInvasion of KuwaitBattle of Dasman Palace Awards Military Service Medal, Bronze (Kuwait)Medal of Military Duty, First Class (Kuwait)Order of Military Courage, First Class (Egypt) Battles and wars Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Invasion of Kuwait, Battle of Dasman Palace | ||
Great-grandparents Mubarak Al-Sabah | ||
Martyr Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (10 August 1945 – 2 August 1990) (Arabic: الشيخ الشهيد فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح ) was a member of the House of Sabah and a Kuwaiti military officer who was also the founder of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard in defending Dasman Palace.
Contents
- Early life
- Military career
- Military commands
- Six Day War 1967
- Kuwait Sports
- Arab Sports
- Asian Sports
- International Sports
- 1982 World cup incident
- Dasman Palace
- Personal life
- Kuwait National Honours
- Arab and non Arab Honours
- References
Early life
Fahad was the son of Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and was educated in Kuwait for his primary and secondary schooling.
Military career
Fahad was commissioned in the Kuwait Armed Forces on April 22, 1963 as an aspirant. He pursued further military training in a military institution in the United Kingdom on July 30, 1964. Fahad was subsequently promoted to second lieutenant on July 19, 1965 and first lieutenant on March 1, 1967. On June 7, 1970 he was promoted to the rank of captain.
Military commands
Six Day War 1967
In June 1967 the Kuwait Armed Forces were engaged outside the borders of Kuwait for the first time, during the Six-Day War between Israel and four Arab countries (Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Jordan). Fahad took part in the Six-Day War attached to the Yarmouk Brigade of the Kuwait Army; as acting commander by delegation of the 2nd Commando Battalion, on the Egyptian front.
Kuwait Sports
Arab Sports
Asian Sports
International Sports
1982 World cup incident
During the match against France at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, France scored a goal while some of the Kuwaiti players had stopped, having heard a whistle. The goal was initially awarded by the referee, who had not blown, but was cancelled after Fahad stepped onto the field and ordered the referee to reverse his decision. A few months prior to his death, Fahad invited Michel Platini (at the time the French football team's captain) to apologize for his unethical behavior eight years before.
Dasman Palace
In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. While Kuwait was being overrun, the Emir of Kuwait was exiled from the country. Various units of the Military of Kuwait were engaged in various battle sectors; Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard commanders in the Battle of Dasman Palace during the Iraqi invasion.
Personal life
Fahad was married and was the father of five sons and one daughter. One of his sons is Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who is president of the Olympic Council of Asia, as well as a member of the International Olympic Committee.