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 | |
|---|---|
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| Executive Branch of the Government of Kuwait Cabinet of the State 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 | November 11, 1962 |
| First holder | Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah January 17, 1962 (held post during the drafting of the Constitution) |
| Website | Diwan of His Highness the Prime Minister |
List
changeList of the Prime Ministers of Kuwait:
| No. | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Reigned from | Reigned until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabah I bin Jaber
(Sabah I) (1674–1762) |
1752 | 1762 | |
| 2 | Abdullah I al-Sabah
(Abdullah I) (1740–1814) |
1762 | 3 May 1814 | |
| 3 | Jaber I al-Sabah
(Jaber I) (1770–1859) |
1814 | 1859 | |
| 4 | Sabah II al-Sabah
(Sabah II) (1784–1866) |
1859 | November 1866 | |
| 5 | Abdullah II al-Sabah
(Abdullah II) (1814–1892) |
November 1866 | 1892 | |
| 6 | Muhammad al-Sabah
(Muhammad I) (1838–1896) |
May 1892 | 1896 | |
| 7 | Mubarak al-Sabah
(Mubarak I) (1837–1915) |
18 May 1896 | 28 November 1915 | |
| 8 | Jaber II al-Sabah
(Jaber II) (1860–1917) |
28 November 1915 | 2 February 1917 | |
| 9 | Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah
(Salim I) (1864–1921) |
5 February 1917 | 22 February 1921 | |
| 10 | Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah
(Ahmad I) (1885–1950) |
29 March 1921 | 29 January 1950 | |
| 11 | Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah
(Abdullah III) (1895–1965) |
29 January 1950 | 26 January 1963 | |
| 12 | Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
صباح السالم الصباح (1913–1977) |
2 February 1963 | 27 November 1965 | |
| 13 | Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
جابر الأحمد الصباح (1926–2006) |
27 November 1965 | 8 February 1978 | |
| 14 | Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
سعد السالم الصباح (1930–2008) |
8 February 1978 | 13 July 2003 | |
| 15 | Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح (1929–2020) |
13 July 2003 | 30 January 2006 | |
| 16 | Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah
ناصر المحمد الأحمد الصباح (born 1940) |
7 February 2006 | 28 November 2011 | |
| 17 | Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
جابر المبارك الحمد الصباح (born 1942) |
30 November 2011 | 19 November 2019 | |
| 18 | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
صباح الخالد الصباح (born 1953) |
19 November 2019 | 19 July 2022 | |
| 19 | Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
أحمد النواف الأحمد الصباح (born 1956) |
24 July 2022 | 17 January 2024 | |
| 20 | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
محمد صباح السالم الصباح (born 1955) |
17 January 2024 | 15 May 2024 | |
| 21 | Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
أحمد عبد الله الأحمد الصباح (born 1952) |
15 May 2024 | Incumbent |
