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Prime Minister of the
State of Kuwait
Incumbent
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
since 1 January 2024
Executive branch of the Government of Kuwait
Cabinet of Kuwait
ResidenceNo official residence
Seat Kuwait City, Kuwait
Appointer Emir of Kuwait
Term lengthFour years
unlimited renewal
Constituting instrument Constitution of Kuwait
Formation17 January 1962
First holder Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Website Diwan of His Highness the Prime Minister

The prime minister of Kuwait is the head of government of Kuwait. As the third most powerful official in the country, following the Emir of Kuwait and Speaker of the National Assembly, the prime minister leads the executive branch of the Government of Kuwait.

Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait during the period of Kuwait's independence, appointed himself the first Prime Minister of Kuwait on 17 January 1962, after the Constituent Assembly was elected to draft the Constitution.

Until 2003, the Crown Prince of Kuwait was usually appointed to the office of prime minister.

Emirs of Kuwait (1752–1962)

No. Name

(Birth–Death)

Portrait Reigned from Reigned until
1 Sabah I bin Jaber

(Sabah I) (1674–1762)

1752 1762
2 Abdullah I al-Sabah

(Abdullah I) (1740–1814)

1762 3 May 1814
Youngest son of Sabah I bin Jaber.
3 Jaber I al-Sabah

(Jaber I) (1770–1859)

1814 1859
Eldest son of Abdullah I Al-Sabah.
4 Sabah II al-Sabah

(Sabah II) (1784–1866)

1859 November 1866
Eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah.
5 Abdullah II al-Sabah

(Abdullah II) (1814–1892)

November 1866 1892
Eldest son of Sabah II Al-Sabah.
6 Muhammad al-Sabah

(Muhammad I) (1838–1896)

May 1892 1896
Second son of Sabah II Al-Sabah.
7 Mubarak al-Sabah

(Mubarak I) (1837–1915)

18 May 1896 28 November 1915
Son of Sabah II Al-Sabah. Known as "The Great".
8 Jaber II al-Sabah

(Jaber II) (1860–1917)

28 November 1915 2 February 1917
Eldest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah.
9 Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah

(Salim I) (1864–1921)

5 February 1917 22 February 1921
Second son of Mubarak Al-Sabah.
10 Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah

(Ahmad I) (1885–1950)

29 March 1921 29 January 1950
{{small|Son of Jaber II Al-Sabah.
Founder of the Kuwait Public Security Force and early stages of the Military of Kuwait.Kuwait National Guard Archives, Award Medal Ceremony in presence of British Officials on February 1944 for His Highness Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from the British Raj (British Government of India) near the Kuwait Public Security Force Directorate
11 Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah

(Abdullah III) (1895–1965)

29 January 1950 24 November 1965
Eldest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.
Political leader during the Operation Vantage, invoked Section 4 of the independence agreement to request British military intervention.
Introduced the Constitution of Kuwait in 1962. Introduced the National Assembly in 1963.

List of officeholders (1962–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
عبدالله السالم الصباح
(1895–1965)
17 January 1962 26 January 1963 1 year, 9 days
2 Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
صباح السالم الصباح
(1913–1977)
2 February 1963 27 November 1965 2 years, 298 days
3 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
جابر الأحمد الصباح
(1926–2006)
27 November 1965 8 February 1978 12 years, 73 days
4 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
سعد السالم الصباح
(1930–2008)
[a]
8 February 1978 13 July 2003 25 years, 155 days
5 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [1]
صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح
(1929–2020)
13 July 2003 30 January 2006 2 years, 201 days
6 Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah [2]
ناصر الصباح
(born 1940)
7 February 2006 28 November 2011 5 years, 294 days
7 Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah [3]
جابر المبارك الحمد الصباح
(born 1942)
30 November 2011 19 November 2019 7 years, 354 days
8 Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah [4]
صباح الخالد الصباح
(born 1953)
19 November 2019 19 July 2022 2 years, 242 days
9
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah [5]
احمد النواف الاحمد الصباح
(born 1956)
24 July 2022 4 January 2024 1 year, 164 days
10
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [6] [7]
محمد صباح السالم الصباح
(born 1955)
17 January 2024 Incumbent 70 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In exile in Taif, Saudi Arabia between 2 August 1990 and 15 March 1991, due to the Iraqi invasion and occupation, and the subsequent Gulf War.

References

  1. ^ "Sheikh Sabah appointed Prime Minister". KUNA. Kuwait News Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Kuwaiti cabinet sworn in". Aljazeera. Aljazeera Media Network. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Outgoing defense minister to be Kuwait PM: reports". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Profile of new PM Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah". KUNA. Kuwait News Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Kuwaiti Amiri order declares Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad new prime minister of Kuwait". WAM. Emirates News Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Emir of Kuwait appoints Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem as Prime Minister". WAM. Emirates News Agency. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Kuwait forms first government under new emir and prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved 29 February 2024.