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|[[Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]] <br/>{{Lang|ar|احمد النواف الاحمد الصباح}}<br/><small>(born 1956)</small> |
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Revision as of 09:13, 14 September 2022
Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait | |
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since 24 July 2022 | |
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 |
Formation | 17 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.
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.
List of officeholders (1962–present)
Source:[1]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah عبدالله السالم الصباح (1895–1965) |
17 January 1962 | 26 January 1963 | 1 year, 9 days | |
2 | Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah صباح السالم الصباح (1913–1977) |
2 February 1963 | 27 November 1965 | 2 years, 298 days | |
3 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah جابر الأحمد الصباح (1926–2006) |
27 November 1965 | 8 February 1978 | 12 years, 73 days | |
4 | Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah سعد السالم الصباح (1930–2008) [a] |
8 February 1978 | 13 July 2003 | 25 years, 155 days | |
5 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح (1929–2020) |
13 July 2003 | 30 January 2006 | 2 years, 201 days | |
6 | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah ناصر الصباح (born 1940) |
7 February 2006 | 28 November 2011 | 5 years, 294 days | |
7 | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah جابر المبارك الحمد الصباح (born 1942) |
30 November 2011 | 19 November 2019 | 7 years, 354 days | |
8 | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah صباح الخالد الصباح (born 1953) |
19 November 2019 | 19 July 2022 | 2 years,
243 days | |
9 | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah أحمد النواف الصباح (born 1956) |
19 July 2022 | 24 July 2022 | 5 days | |
10 | Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah احمد النواف الاحمد الصباح (born 1956) |
24 July 2022 | Charged with forming a government | 2 days |
See also
Member State of the Arab League |
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Constitution |
Kuwait portal |
- Kuwait National Guard
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)
- Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)
- Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)
- Politics of Kuwait
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "History Of PM". The Government of Kuwait. Retrieved 1 June 2019.