KUWAIT, Sept 29 (KUNA)
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1957 -- The football, basketball, volleyball and athletics associations established the Kuwait Olympic Committee.
1984 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree allowing the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) to issue a new banknote with a value of KD 20.
1994 -- Abdullah Al-Duweesh, a renowned poet, passed away at the age of 73.
1999 -- Skipper Ghanem Al-Othman returned home after a sea trip to more than 30 countries and islands in a 46-foot boat becoming the first person from the Arab and Gulf regions to embark on a 18-month journey.
2012 -- Kuwait University's Faculty of Medicine won Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashed award for medical sciences as the best college in the Arab world.
2020 -- The National Assembly passed a draft law restructuring legal framework of bankruptcy and debts.
2020 -- The National Assembly passed a draft law, transforming Kuwait Airways into a shareholding company.
2020 -- The Amiri Diwan announced the death of Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at the age of 91. The government announced a 40-day mourning period and a three-day official holiday. Sheikh Sabah was Kuwait's 15th ruler. He was the fourth son of late Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and assumed office on January 29, 2006.
2020 -- The Kuwaiti government announced Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Amir of State of Kuwait, succeeding the late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad.
2022 -- The Council of Arab Businesswomen elected Sheikha Dr. Hessa Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah as president for a four-year term from 2022 to 2026.
2022 -- The National Assembly elections kicked off for the 17th legislative term. (end) gta