Photo of a yoga practitioner from Kuwait with PM Modi is misrepresented as that of the queen of Kuwait
A post going viral on social media (here, here, and here) features Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking with a woman. The post claims that the woman is the queen of Kuwait, dressed in casual attire without hijab. This post is shared in the context of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Kuwait in December 2024. Let’s verify the claim made in the post through this article.
Claim: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the queen of Kuwait.
Fact: The woman in the viral photo has been identified as Shaikha AJ Al-Sabah, an avid yoga practitioner and the founder of Kuwait’s first licensed yoga studio, ‘Daratma.’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi met her, along with other influencers from the Gulf region, on 22 December 2024 in Kuwait. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A Google lens search of the viral photo led us to several reports (here, here, and here) (archived here, here, and here) featuring the same photo. These reports identified her as Shaikha AJ Al-Sabah, an avid yoga practitioner and the founder of Kuwait’s first licensed yoga studio, ‘Daratma,’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met her along with other influencers from the Gulf country on 22 December 2024.
We also found an X post (archived) by PM Modi, dated 22 December 2024, where he shared his experience of meeting Shaikha AJ Al-Sabah.
We also found an Instagram post (archived) by the Ministry of External Affairs featuring the same photo of PM Modi meeting Shaikha A J Al-Sabah identifying her as a yoga practitioner and the founder of Kuwait’s first licensed yoga studio, ‘Daratma.’
However, we did not find any credible sources indicating that Kuwait has an official title or position of “Queen.” The country is currently governed by Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah,
To sum up, a photo of a yoga practitioner from Kuwait with PM Modi is being misrepresented as that of the queen of Kuwait.