His eldest son, Basel, was killed by his uncle in June 2010 He then served as Kuwait's deputy prime minister and held various cabinet posts, including defence minister, foreign minister, interior minister and social affairs minister
Salem died at age 69 on 8 October 2007

سطور من حياة الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح رحمه الله

He was also the chairman of the Kuwait's POW and Kidnapped Committee, which even when he was seriously sick, his deputies at the committee would visit his home at Messila Palace to give him the latest news regarding the POWs in Iraq.

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سطور من حياة الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح رحمه الله
Biography [ ] Salem Al Sabah was the eldest son of the 12th Ruler and 2nd of Kuwait,
علي صباح السالم الصباح
He was survived by his wife, Badriya, and his four children
مطعم بيت شكري صباح السالم الصباح (الاسعار+المنيو+الموقع)
He served as the Ambassador of Kuwait in , , and several other European countries from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s

Salem Sabah Al

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محمد صباح السالم الصباح
علي صباح السالم الصباح
في ذكرى وفاته.. إنجازات الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح أمير دولة الكويت الثاني عشر