Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was buried on Sunday following a prayer service.
His successor, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, attended the prayer service along with members of the ruling Al Sabah family and speaker of Kuwait's parliament.
Sheikh Nawaf, whose casket was draped in Kuwait's flag, was buried Sulaibikhat cemetery alongside his kin, after prayers at Bilal bin Rabah mosque.
Dignitaries from around the world paid respects to Sheikh Nawaf.
He died on Saturday, aged 86. He was 83 when he became Emir in 2020.
