35th Cabinet of Kuwait

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The Cabinet of Kuwait is the chief executive body of the State of Kuwait. The following cabinet is the 35th in the history of Kuwait. [1] It was formed on 11 December 2017, [2] after the previous Cabinet resigned on 30 October 2017. [3] The last reshuffle took place on 25 December 2018. [4] On 14 November 2019, the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamed Al-Sabah tendered resignation of his cabinet to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. [5]

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IncumbentOfficeWebsiteSince
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Prime Minister www.pm.gov.kw 4 December 2011 – 14 November 2019
Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense www.mod.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs www.mofa.gov.kw 22 October 2011 – 14 November 2019
Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior www.moi.gov.kw 4 August 2013 – 14 November 2019
Anas Khalid Al Saleh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs www.cmgs.gov.kw 6 January 2014 – 14 November 2019
Fahd Mohammed Mohsen Al-Afasi
Fahad Ali Zaied Al-Shoula
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs cms.islam.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Khalid Naser Al-Rodan Minister of Commerce and Industry www.moci.gov.kw 10 December 2016 – 14 November 2019
Hamed Mohammed Al-Aazmi Minister of Education www.moe.edu.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Bakheet Shibeeb Al-Rasheedi
Khalid Ali Mohammad Al-Fadel
Minister of Electricity and Water www.mew.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf
Mariam Eqeal Al-Saied Hashem Al-Aqeal (Acting [6] )
Minister of Finance www.mof.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 5 November 2019
6 November 2019 [6] – 14 November 2019
Basel Hamoud Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Minister of Health www.moh.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Hamed Mohammed Al-Aazmi Minister of Higher Education www.mohe.edu.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Mohammad Nasir Al-Jabri Minister of Information www.cmgs.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Fahd Mohammed Mohsen Al-Afasi Minister of Justice www.moj.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Khalid Ali Mohammad Al-Fadel Minister of Oil www.moo.gov.kw 25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Hussam Abdullah Al-Roumi
Jenan Mohsen Hassan Ramadan
Minister of Public Works www.mpw.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh
Saad Ebrahim Saad Al-Kharaz
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor www.mosal.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Hind Sabeeh Barak Al-Sabeeh
Mariam Eqeal Al-Saied Hashem Al-Aqeal
Minister of State for Economic Affairs11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Jenan Mohsen Hassan Ramadan Minister of State for Housing Affairs www.housing.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 14 November 2019
Hussam Abdullah Al-Roumi
Fahad Ali Zaied Al-Shoula
Minister of State for Municipal Affairs www.baladia.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Adel Musaed Al-Kharafi
Fahd Mohammed Mohsen Al-Afasi
Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs www.mona.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Jenan Mohsen Hassan Ramadan
Khalid Naser Al-Rodan
Minister of State for Services Affairs www.moc.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 24 December 2018
25 December 2018 – 14 November 2019
Khalid Naser Al-Rodan
Mohammad Nasir Abdullah Al-Jabri
Minister of State for Youth Affairs www.youth.gov.kw 11 December 2017 – 25 March 2018
26 March 2018 [7] – 14 November 2019

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