This is a list of international emiri trips made by Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , the 17th and current emir of Kuwait. Mishal Al-Ahmad has made nine international trips to eight nations since his reign started on 16 December 2023.[ citation needed ]
The number of visits per country where Sheikh Mishal traveled are:
# | Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details |
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1 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 30 January | State visit, met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [1] |
2 | Oman | Muscat, Duqm | 6–7 February | State visit and attending the opening ceremony of the joint Kuwaiti-Omani operated Duqm Refinery [2] |
3 | Bahrain | Manama | 13 February | State visit, met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [3] |
4 | Qatar | Doha | 20 February | State visit, met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani [4] |
5 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 5 March | State visit, met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan [5] |
6 | Jordan | Amman | 23–24 April | State visit, met with King Abdullah [6] |
7 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 28 April | Attending the World Economic Forum special meeting on collaboration, growth and energy for development as head of the Kuwaiti delegation. [7] Met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. [8] [9] |
8 | Egypt | Cairo | 30 April — 1 May | State visit, met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [10] |
9 | Turkey | Ankara | 7—8 May | State visit coinciding with the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two nations. Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [11] |
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Events in the year 2023 in Kuwait.
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