Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait |
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Executive Branch of the Government of Kuwait Cabinet of the State of Kuwait |
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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.
* resumed office
** in exile in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia between 2 August 1990 and 15 March 1991 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait