Leaders of Kuwait
(State of Kuwait)
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Emirs
Sheikh Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah           29 Jan 1950 - 24 Nov 1965 (†1965) (*)
Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah              24 Nov 1965 - 31 Dec 1977 (†1977)           
Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     31 Dec 1977 - 15 Jan 2006 (†2006)     
Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah   15 Jan 2006 - 24 Jan 2006 (†2008)        
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     29 Jan 2006 - 29 Sep 2020 (†2020)
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     30 Sep 2020 - 16 Dec 2023 (†2023)          
Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah    16 Dec 2023 -           

(*) Ruler of an independent state only since 19 Jun 1961.


Prime Ministers
Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     17 Jan 1962 -  2 Feb 1963 (†2006) 
Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah               2 Feb 1963 - 30 Nov 1965 (†1977)  
Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     30 Nov 1965 -  8 Feb 1978 (†2006) 
Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah    8 Feb 1978 - 13 Jul 2003 (†2008)        
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     13 Jul 2003 -  7 Feb 2006           
Sheikh Nasser Al Muhammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah  7 Feb 2006 -  4 Dec 2011
Sheikh Jabir Al Mubarak Al Ahmad Al Sabah    4 Dec 2011 - 19 Nov 2019 
Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah    19 Nov 2019 - 24 Jul 2022
Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah        24 Jul 2022 -  4 Jan 2024
Sheikh Muhammad Al Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah   4 Jan 2024 -

Crown Princes
Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah              29 Apr 1962 - 24 Nov 1965 (†1977)
Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     31 May 1966 - 31 Dec 1977 (†2006) 
Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah   18 Feb 1978 - 15 Jan 2006 (†2008) 
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah      7 Feb 2006 - 30 Sep 2020
Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     8 Oct 2020 - 16 Dec 2023 

Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah              1962-1963 (†1977)
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     1963-1991 (+2020)
Sheikh Salim Al Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah     1991-1992 (†2007)
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah     1992-2003 (+2020)
Sheikh Muhammad Al Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah  2003-2011
Ali al-Rashid                               2011      (acting)
Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah    2011-2019
Sheikh Ahmad Nassir Al Muhammad Al Sabah    2019-2022
Sheikh Salim Abdullah Al Jabir Al Sabah     2022-  

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