List of prime ministers of Kuwait

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Prime Minister of the
State of Kuwait
Emblem of Kuwait.svg
Emblem of Kuwait
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah.png
Incumbent
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
since 15 May 2024
Executive branch of the Government of Kuwait
Cabinet of Kuwait
Residence No official residence
Seat Kuwait City, Kuwait
Appointer Emir of Kuwait
Term length Four 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.

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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.

Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah has held the position of Prime Minister of Kuwait since 17 January 2024 and transitioned to a caretaker role on 15 April 2024 after his successor was designated. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah assumed office on May 15, 2024, after being sworn in before the Emir of Kuwait. [1]

Emirs of Kuwait (1752–1962)

No.Name

(Birth–Death)

PortraitReigned fromReigned until
1 Sabah I bin Jaber

(Sabah I) (1674–1762)

 No image.svg 17521762
2 Abdullah I al-Sabah

(Abdullah I) (1740–1814)

 No image.svg 17623 May 1814
Youngest son of Sabah I bin Jaber.
3 Jaber I al-Sabah

(Jaber I)
(1770–1859)

 No image.svg 18141859
Eldest son of Abdullah I Al-Sabah.
4 Sabah II al-Sabah

(Sabah II) (1784–1866)

 No image.svg 1859November 1866
Eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah.
5 Abdullah II al-Sabah

(Abdullah II) (1814–1892)

 No image.svg November 18661892
Eldest son of Sabah II Al-Sabah.
6 Muhammad al-Sabah

(Muhammad I) (1838–1896)

 lshykh mHmd bn SbH lSbH.jpg May 18921896
Second son of Sabah II Al-Sabah.
7 Mubarak al-Sabah

(Mubarak I) (1837–1915)

 Mubarak bin Sabah as-Sabah (cropped).jpg 18 May 189628 November 1915
Son of Sabah II Al-Sabah. Known as "The Great".
8 Jaber II al-Sabah

(Jaber II) (1860–1917)

 lshykh jbr lmbrk lSbH Hkm lkwyt.jpg 28 November 19152 February 1917
Eldest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah.
9 Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah

(Salim I)
(1864–1921)

 Salim bin Mubarak as-Sabah.jpg 5 February 191722 February 1921
Second son of Mubarak Al-Sabah.
10 Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah

(Ahmad I) (1885–1950)

 'Hmd ljbr lSbH.jpg 29 March 192129 January 1950
Son of Jaber II Al-Sabah.
Founder of the Kuwait Public Security Force and early stages of the Military of Kuwait.
11 Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah

(Abdullah III) (1895–1965)

 Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg 29 January 195024 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
عبد الله السالم الصباح
(1895–1965)		17 January 196226 January 19631 year, 9 days
2 Sabah Al Salem.png Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
صباح السالم الصباح
(1913–1977)		2 February 196327 November 19652 years, 298 days
3 Jaber-alsubah.jpg Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
جابر الأحمد الصباح
(1926–2006)		27 November 19658 February 197812 years, 73 days
4 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
سعد السالم الصباح
(1930–2008) [lower-alpha 1] 		8 February 197813 July 200325 years, 155 days
5 Sheikh Sabah IV (cropped).jpg Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [2]
صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح
(1929–2020)		13 July 200330 January 20062 years, 201 days
6 Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah.jpg Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah [3]
ناصر المحمد الأحمد الصباح
(born 1940)		7 February 200628 November 20115 years, 294 days
7 Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (cropped).jpg Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah [4]
جابر المبارك الحمد الصباح
(born 1942)		30 November 201119 November 20197 years, 354 days
8 Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah 2014 (cropped).jpg Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah [5]
صباح الخالد الصباح
(born 1953)		19 November 201919 July 20222 years, 242 days
9
Ahmed Al Nawaf.jpg
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah [6]
أحمد النواف الأحمد الصباح
(born 1956)		24 July 202217 January 20241 year, 164 days
10
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.jpg
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [7] [8]
محمد صباح السالم الصباح
(born 1955)		17 January 202415 May 2024119 days
11
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah.png
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
أحمد عبد الله الأحمد الصباح
(born 1952)		15 May 2024 [9] Incumbent2 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.

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