KUWAIT CITY (Dispatches) – Kuwait’s Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Sabah, the eldest son of the late emir has died, the state news agency reported on Sunday. He was 72. Sheikh Nasser, who held various government posts over the years including minister of defense and deputy prime minister, had been considered a top contender for crown prince following his father Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah’s death in September, at the age of 91. KUNA, Kuwait’s state-run news agency, did not specify how Sheikh Nasser died, but he was known to be in fragile health after having a lung tumor removed two years ago.