Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Saturday at the age of 86, according to a statement from the palace broadcast by Kuwaiti state television. Nawaf had been ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state for three years, having been sworn in in September 2020 after the death of his half-brother. He led the country through an economic crisis caused by the collapse of oil prices. The question now is whether a member of a younger generation will be brought to power.