List of emirs of Kuwait
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 Arms of His Highness the Emir of the State of Kuwait |
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| Incumbent: Sabah IV |
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| Style: | His Highness |
| Heir apparent: | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| First monarch: | Sabah I bin Jaber |
| Formation: | 1718 |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kuwait |
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This is a list of the emirs of Kuwait. Emirs (also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) are the rulers of Kuwait. The House of Al-Sabah dynasty came to power in 1718, before which date the Bani Khalid tribe ruled the region. The Emir is the head of state and is above the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
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List of monarchs of Kuwait (1718–Present) [edit]
Sheiks of Kuwait (1718–1961) [edit]
| Name | Reign | Remarks | |
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| Sheikh Sabah I bin Jaber | 1718 | 1762 | |
| Sheikh Abdullah I Al-Sabah | 1762 | 3 May 1814 | |
| Sheikh Jaber I Al-Sabah | 1814 | 1859 | |
| Sheikh Sabah II Al-Sabah | 1859 | November 1866 | |
| Sheikh Abdullah II Al-Sabah | November 1866 | May 1892 | |
| Sheikh Muhammad I Al-Sabah | May 1892 | 17 May 1896 | Assassinated |
| Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, "the Great" | 18 May 1896 | 28 November 1915 | |
| Sheikh Jaber II Al-Sabah | 28 November 1915 | 5 February 1917 | |
| Sheikh Salim I Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah | 5 February 1917 | 22 February 1921 | |
| Sheikh Ahmad I Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | 22 February 1921 | 29 January 1950 | |
| Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah | 29 January 1950 | 19 June 1961 | Proclaimed himself Emir |
Emirs of Kuwait (1961–Present) [edit]
| Name | Image | Reign | Remarks | |
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| Emir Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |
19 June 1961 | 24 November 1965 | Previously ruled as Sheikh |
| Emir Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah |  |
24 November 1965 | 31 December 1977 | |
| Emir Jaber III Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |  |
31 December 1977 | 15 January 2006 | In exile in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia between August 2, 1990, and March 15, 1991 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. |
| Emir Saad I Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | |
15 January 2006 | 24 January 2006 | Deposed by the National Assembly and abdicated simultaneously due to illness; died on 13 May 2008 |
| Emir Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | |
29 January 2006 | Present | |
Succession [edit]
Succession to the throne of Kuwait is limited to the descendants of Mubarak Al-Sabah. The reigning Emir must appoint an heir apparent within one year of his accession to the throne; the nomination must also be approved by a majority of members of the National Assembly. The Heir Apparent has to be at least thirty years of age on the date of his royal proclamation, of sound mind and the legitimate son of Muslim parents. The position of Emir is also traditionally alternated between the two main branches of the Al-Sabah family, the Al-Jaber and Al-Salem branches.
The current Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (of the Al-Jaber branch) had appointed his half-brother Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Crown Prince and their half-nephew Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (who both come from the same branch) prime minister, in a move which broke with tradition.
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