Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: فريحة الأحمد) (15 February 1944 – 12 August 2018) was a Kuwaiti royal, one of the daughters of the tenth ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. She was born in the Dasman Palace on 15 February 1944. She undertook several charitable activities, heading the "Kuwait Association for the Ideal Family",[1] which created the "Ideal Mother Competition" in 2004 and worked to protect the youth and the disabled. Frayha also encouraged and supported politics that empowered Kuwaiti women.[2][3]

Fareha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Sheikha
Born(1944-02-15)15 February 1944
Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died12 August 2018(2018-08-12) (aged 74)
Cairo, Egypt
SpouseSheikh Rashid Al-Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
IssueSheikha Reema
Sheikh Hamoud
Sheikha Bibi
Sheikh Ahmed
HouseSabah
FatherAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
MotherHasina

She received an honorary doctorate from the American College of Greece in 2008. Married to her cousin Sheikh Rashid Al-Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1942–2011), Secretary of the Council of the Ruling Family. They had four children together: Sheikha Reema, Sheikh Hamoud, Sheikha Bibi and Sheikh Ahmed.[4]

She died on 12 August 2018 in Egypt.[5]

Patronages

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  • Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Ideal Mothers for Special Families (2004).

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Selected Humanitarian Works of: Her Highness Sheikha Fariha Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait and Principal Extraordinare Goodwill Ambassador of Iimsaam" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  2. ^ Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah dies, 74
  3. ^ Kuwaiti Emir’s sister dies
  4. ^ رحيل «الأم المثالية» الشيخة فريحة الأحمد شقيقة أمير الكويت (in Arabic)
  5. ^ وفاة الشيخة فريحة الصباح شقيقة أمير الكويت وولي العهد (in Arabic)
  6. ^ The death of Sheikha Fariha of Kuwait
  7. ^ Kuna