Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died, RIA "Novosti" reports. \n \nThe announcement of the emir's death was read on Kuwaiti state television by a representative of the royal court. \n \nThe emir was the thirteenth ruler of Kuwait in the 245-year history of the monarchical dynasty. Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died at the age of 79. \n \nKuwait is a Persian Gulf state and one of the founders of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. The country possesses one-tenth of the world's oil reserves.