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Today in Kuwait's history

Date: 31/12/2022     Time: 5:57 AM

1957 -- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber, minister of education, inaugurated Kuwait's first museum at Dasman Palace, displaying artifacts from Failaka Island. 1961 -- An Amiri Decree was issued establishing Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, aimed at assisting Arab and underdeveloped countries to improve their economic situations through loans. 1972 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed decree on the establishment of Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) and subsidiaries. 1977 -- Kuwait's 12th Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, passed away. Sheikh Sabah had been the Amir since 1965. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, becomes Kuwait's 13th Amir. 1980 -- The Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree regulating state property and tasking the Finance Ministry with overseeing state interests in this area. 2008 -- The Public Authority for Civil Information announced that Kuwait's population reached 3.4 million, of which 1.078 million were Kuwaitis. 2018 -- The Kuwait cabinet approved a decrease in symbolic price for houses located in Mutla city from KD 5,000 to 3,000 to encourage citizens to live in new areas.