List of prime ministers 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.

Prime Minister of the
State of Kuwait
Incumbent
Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
since November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
Executive Branch of the Government of Kuwait
Cabinet of the State of Kuwait
ResidenceNo official residence
SeatKuwait City, Kuwait
AppointerEmir of Kuwait
Term lengthFour years
unlimited renewal
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Kuwait
FormationNovember 11, 1962
First holderAbdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
January 17, 1962
(held post during the drafting of the Constitution)
WebsiteDiwan of His Highness the Prime Minister
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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 was usually appointed to the office of prime minister.

List of officeholders (1962–present)

List of the Prime Ministers of Kuwait:[1]

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1895–1965)		17 January 196226 January 1963 1 year,

9 days

2 Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1913–1977)		2 February 196327 November 1965 2 years,

297 days

3 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(1926–2006)		27 November 19658 February 1978 12 years,

73 days

4 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1930–2008)		8 February 197813 July 2003 25 years,

156 days

5 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(1929–2020)		13 July 200330 January 2006 2 years,

201 days

6 Nasser Al-Sabah
(1940–)		7 February 200628 November 2011 5 years,

294 days

7 Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
(1942–)		30 November 201119 November 2019 7 years,

354 days

8 Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
(1953–)		19 November 2019Incumbent 1 year,

22 Days

Notes

* resumed office
** in exile in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia between 2 August 1990 and 15 March 1991 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

See also

References
  1. "History Of PM". The Government of Kuwait. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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