Al-Ghanim touts emir's imprint on prosperity in Kuwait

The National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim said Thursday that since holding the reins of power nine years ago His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been instrumental in having Kuwait make quantum leaps in growth and development attested to by the whole world.
In a press statement on the ninth anniversary of His Highness the Amir's assumption to power, Al-Ghanim said that His Highness Sheik Sabah assumed power at a critical time of high tension from which the whole the region suffered, he managed -- through his diplomatic and political potential -- to lead Kuwait to safety.
He noted that His Highness the Amir's wisdom has also helped Kuwait avoid the negative impacts of the global financial crisis which had shaken up the world in 2008.
His Highness the Amir has also helped protect Kuwait from the grave aftershocks of the political upheavals and dramatic developments which many regional countries have undergone in the past few years.
The chief lawmaker lauded His Highness the Amir's abidance by democratic values, the rule of law and the provisions of the constitution in handling the sporadic real and unreal political tension and crises in Kuwait.
He pointed to the fruitful cooperation between the executive and legislative powers under His Highness the Amir's leadership to achieve a comprehensive development.
Al-Ghanim said that the recent UN honoring and proclamation of His Highness the Amir as a "Humanitarian Leader" and of Kuwait as a "Humanitarian Center" has crowned years of relentless efforts by the His Highness the Amir to ease the suffering of people in distress across the globe.
His Highness the Amir's fairness has also made him a welcomed mediator in many regional crises, he said.
He also extolled His Highness the Amir's humanitarian role in dealing with repercussions of the Syrian crisis and His Highness the Amir's role in ending the recent inter-Gulf dispute.
Al-Ghanim wished His Highness the Amir everlasting wellbeing and Kuwait prosperity and progress.