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Prime Minister of Kuwait
Head of government of Kuwait
Head of government of Kuwait
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Prime Minister |
| body | the |
| State of Kuwait | |
| insignia | Emblem of the State of Kuwait.svg |
| insigniasize | 120px |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of Kuwait |
| image | Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.jpg |
| imagesize | 150px |
| incumbent | Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah |
| incumbentsince | 15 May 2024 |
| department | Executive branch of the Government of Kuwait |
| Cabinet of Kuwait | |
| residence | No official residence |
| seat | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| appointer | Emir of Kuwait |
| termlength | Four years |
| termlength_qualified | unlimited renewal |
| constituting_instrument | Constitution of Kuwait |
| formation | 17 January 1962 |
| first | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| website | Diwan of His Highness the Prime Minister |
State of Kuwait Cabinet of Kuwait
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.
Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah held the position of Prime Minister of Kuwait starting 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.
List of officeholders (1962–present)
Source:
| No. | Portrait | Name | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Head of state | Took office | Left office | Time in office | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| [[File:Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg | 100px]] | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (1895–1965) | 17 January 1962 | 26 January 1963 | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (1950–1965) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||||
| (1913–1977) | 2 February 1963 | 27 November 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:حضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ جابر الأحمد الصباح أمير دولة الكويت.jpg | 100px]] | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (1926–2006) | 27 November 1965 | 8 February 1978 | Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (1965–1977) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Mohammad Mosaddak Ali met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah in Kuwait.jpg | 100px]] | Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (1930–2008) | 8 February 1978 | 13 July 2003 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (1977–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Russian meeting with Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (1929–2020) | 13 July 2003 | 30 January 2006 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (1977–2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||||
| (15 January–24 January 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah.jpg | 100px]] | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (born 1940) | 7 February 2006 | 28 November 2011 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (2006–2020) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (1942–2024) | 30 November 2011 | 19 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah 2014 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (born 1953) | 19 November 2019 | 24 July 2022 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (2006–2020) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||||
| (2020–2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||||
| (born 1956) | 24 July 2022 | 17 January 2024 | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (2020–2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||||
| (2023–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.jpg | 100px]] | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | 17 January 2024 | 15 May 2024 | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | ||||||||||||||
| (2023–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.jpg | 100px]] | Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah | |||||||||||||||
| (born 1952) | 15 May 2024 | Incumbent |
Timeline
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Notes
References
References
- "كونا : Newly formed gov't swear constitutional oath before Kuwait Amir - الديوان الأميري - 15/05/2024".
- "History Of PM". The Government of Kuwait.
- (13 May 2024). "Kuwait approves new government amid political crisis".
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