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Prime Minister of the
State of Kuwait
Emblem of Kuwait.svg
Emblem of Kuwait
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah.png
Incumbent
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah

since 15 May 2024
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.

Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah has held the position of Prime Minister of Kuwait since 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 Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1895–1965)
17 January 1962 26 January 1963 1 year, 9 days Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1950–1965)
2 Sabah Al Salem.png Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1913–1977)
2 February 1963 27 November 1965 2 years, 298 days
3 Jaber-alsubah.jpg Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(1926–2006)
27 November 1965 8 February 1978 12 years, 73 days Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1965–1977)
4 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(1930–2008)
8 February 1978 13 July 2003 25 years, 155 days Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(1977–2006)
5 Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah IV.png Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(1929–2020)
13 July 2003 30 January 2006 2 years, 201 days Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(1977–2006)
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
(15 January–24 January 2006)
6 Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah.png Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah
(born 1940)
7 February 2006 28 November 2011 5 years, 294 days Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2006–2020)
7 Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamd Al-Sabah.png Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
(1942–2024)
30 November 2011 19 November 2019 7 years, 354 days
8 Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.png Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
(born 1953)
19 November 2019 24 July 2022 2 years,
248 days
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2006–2020)
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2020–2023)
9 Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.png Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
(born 1956)
24 July 2022 17 January 2024 1 year, 177 days Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2020–2023)
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2023–present)
10 Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.jpg Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
(born 1955)
17 January 2024 15 May 2024 119 days Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
(2023–present)
11
Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah.png
Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah

(born 1952)

15 May 2024 Incumbent 202 days

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Primeros ministros de Kuwait para niños

  • Kuwait National Guard
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)
  • Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)
  • Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)
  • Politics of Kuwait
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