Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheikh; Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
1st President of the Asian Handball Federation
	In office; 26 August 1974 – 2 August 1990
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah
1st President of the Olympic Council of Asia
	In office; 16 November 1982 – 2 August 1990
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Roy de Silva (acting)
Personal details
Born	10 August 1945; Kuwait
Died	2 August 1990 (aged 44); Kuwait
Children	5 sons & 1 daughter Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ; Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ; Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ; Sheikh Khaled Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ; Sheikh Dari Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ; Sheikha Bibi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah ;
Father	Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Awards	Military Service Medal, Bronze (Kuwait); Medal of Military Duty, First Class (Kuwait); Order of Military Courage, First Class (Egypt);
Military service
Allegiance	Kuwait
Branch/service	Kuwait Army
Rank	Commanding Officer
Unit	Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade; Kuwait Emiri Guard Brigade
Battles/wars	Six-Day War; Invasion of Kuwait; Battle of Dasman Palace;

Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (10 August 1945 – 2 August 1990) (Arabic: الشيخ فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح‎) was a member of the House of Sabah and a Kuwaiti military officer who was also the founder of the Asian Handball Federation and Kuwait Olympic Committee.[1] Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard in defending Dasman Palace.

Early life

Fahad was the son of Ahmad 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

Acting commander by delegation of the 2nd Commando Battalion, Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade attached to the Yarmouk Brigade
Staff Officer in the Kuwait Emiri Guard on November 25, 1968 in the rank of First-Lieutenant

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.

Olympic and sports administration career

Kuwait sports

President, Kuwait Olympic Committee, 1974–1985 and 1989–1990.[1]
President, Qadsia Sports Club, 1969–1979.
President, Kuwait Basketball Federation, 1974–1978.

Arab sports

First Vice President, Arab Sports Union 1976–1990.
First Vice- President, Arab Basketball Federation 1974–1976.

Asian sports

President, Asian Handball Federation, 1974–1990.
President, Asian Games Federation, 1979–1982.
President, Olympic Council of Asia, 1982–1990.

International sports

Vice-President, International Handball Federation, 1980–1990.
Vice-President, Association of National Olympic Committee, 1979–1990.
Member, International Olympic Committee, 1981–1990.
Member, IOC Executive Board, 1985–1989.

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 before 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.[2][3] While Kuwait was being overrun, the Emir of Kuwait was exiled from the country. Various Military Forces units were engaged in different battle sectors; Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard commanders in the Battle of Dasman Palace.

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.

Honours and awards

National

Military Service Medal, Bronze
Medal of Military Duty, First Class

Foreign

Order of military courage of Egypt, First Class
Order of Republic of Tunisia
Order of Republic of Yemen, First Class
Honorary Doctorate from Helwan University, Egypt
Olympic Gold Medal from the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Appreciation Decoration on behalf of UNESCO
Honorary Doctorate in Law from University of Seoul, South Korea
Honorary citizenship of Japan

References

"Brief Resume of the late Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
"On This Day: 2 August; 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
The Crimes of Saddam Hussein by Dave Johns

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[Brief_Resume_of_the_late_Sheikh_Fahad_Al-Ahmad_Al-Sabah-1] "Brief Resume of the late Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.

[2] "On This Day: 2 August; 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[3] The Crimes of Saddam Hussein by Dave Johns