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.

Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah held the position of Prime Minister of Kuwait starting 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:

Portrait Name Term of office Head of state Took office Left office Time in office 1 Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah 17 January 1962 26 January 1963 Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah 2 Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah 2 February 1963 27 November 1965 3 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah 27 November 1965 8 February 1978 Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah 4 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah 8 February 1978 13 July 2003 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah 5 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 13 July 2003 30 January 2006 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-SabahSaad Al-Salim Al-Sabah 6 Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah 7 February 2006 28 November 2011 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 7 Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah 30 November 2011 19 November 2019 8 Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah 19 November 2019 24 July 2022 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 9 Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah 24 July 2022 17 January 2024 Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 10 Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah 17 January 2024 15 May 2024 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 11 Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah 15 May 2024 Incumbent

Timeline

See also

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

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