Order of Mubarak the Great Order of Mubarak the Great The Order of Mubarak the Great ("Wisam Mubarak al-Kabir") is a knighthood order of Kuwait. The Order was founded on 16 July 1974 by the national government to celebrate the memory of Mubarak Al-Sabah called "the Great", Sheikh of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, who succeeded in 1897 in obtaining an independence recognition from the Ottoman Empire in favour of Kuwait. The Order is awarded to Heads of State and foreign Sovereigns and to members of foreign royal families in sign of friendship. The "collar" of the Order is composed of a golden medallion with
Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah minister. Sabah is a military officer with the rank of lieutenant general. He was appointed as the 7th Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces in January 2010. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense on 14 February 2012 as part of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah. Ahmad Al Sabah's tenure ended on 4 August 2013 when Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah was appointed both Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. Ahmad Al Sabah is married to Wadad Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. They have four children, one son