List of Prime Ministers of Kuwait

Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait
85px Coat of Arms of the Government of Kuwait
File:Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.jpg Incumbent Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah since November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)
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

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.

Prime Ministers of Kuwait (1962–present)

#	Name (Birth-Death)	Picture	Took Office	Left Office
1	Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895–1965)		17 January 1962	26 January 1963
2	Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913–1977)	80px	2 February 1963	27 November 1965
3	Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1926–2006)		27 November 1965	8 February 1978
4	Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1930–2008)		8 February 1978	13 July 2003**
5	Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929–)		13 July 2003	30 January 2006
6	Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (1940–)	80px	7 February 2006	28 November 2011
7	Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942–)	80px	30 November 2011	Incumbent

Notes

* resumed office
** In exile in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia between 2 August 1990 and 15 March 1991 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

See also

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