Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
| Fahad Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
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| Native name | الشيخ الشهيد فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح |
| Born | August 10, 1945 Kuwait |
| Died | August 2, 1990 (aged 44) Kuwait |
| Service/branch | Kuwait Army |
| Rank | commanding officer |
| Unit | Kuwait Emiri Guard Brigade |
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Sheikh Fahad Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (10 August 1945 – 2 August 1990) (Arabic: الشيخ الشهيد فهد الأحمد الجابر الصباح ) was a member of the House of Sabah and a Kuwaiti military officer who was also the founder of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard Brigade in defending Dasman Palace.
Fahad was the son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and was educated in Kuwait for his primary and secondary schooling.
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.
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.
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 prior to his death, Fahad invited Michel Platini (at the time the French football team's captain) to apologize for his unethical behavior eight years before.
In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. While Kuwait was being overrun, the Emir of Kuwait was exiled from the country. Various units of the Military of Kuwait were engaged in various battle sectors; Fahad died fighting alongside the Kuwait Emiri Guard commanders in the Battle of Dasman Palace during the Iraqi invasion.
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