Al-Kuwayt
125 BC - 166 AD Kingdom Characene
1534 - 1914 Part of Ottoman Empire
1538 Part of Basra province of Iraq
1752 Al Sabah dynasty founds Kuwait
1871 under Ottoman sovereignty as a district of Basra
29 Jul 1913 Britain recognises Kuwait as an autonomous part
of the Ottoman Empire
03 Nov 1914 - 19 Jun 1961 British Protectorate
19 Jun 1961 State of Kuwait
25 Jun 1961 - 20 Mar 1991 Claimed by Iraq
02 Aug 1990 Occupied by Iraq
07 Aug 1990 Republic of Kuwait
09 Aug 1990 - 26 Feb 1991 Annexed by Iraq
26 Feb 1991 State of Kuwait restored
Kingdom of Characene
Kings of Characene
125-110 Hyspaosines
110-90 Apodacos
90-61 Tiraios I Euergetes
61-44 Tiraios II Soter Euergetes
44-40 Attambelos I Soter Euergetes
40-30 Theonesios
30-12 Attambelos II
12-21 Abinerglos I Soter
21-51 Adinnerglos Soter
51-53 Theonesios II Soter
53-60 Attambelos III Soter Euergetes
60-100 Artabazos
100-109 Attambelos IV
109-116 Theonesios III
116-135 Attambelos V
149-166 Obadia Phrataphern
260-266 Mihrshah
Emirate of Kuwait
Hakims (Rulers) (1871-1914 hereditary district administrators)
1752 - 1758 Al-Sabah, Sabah I ......................... 1692-1762
1758 - 03 May 1814 Al-Sabah, Abdullah I ...................... 1740-1815
03 May 1814 - 1859 Al-Sabah, Jabir I ......................... 1770-1859
1859 - Nov 1866 Al-Sabah, Sabah II ........................ 1784-1810
Nov 1866 - May 1892 Al-Sabah, Abdullah II ..................... 1814-1892
May 1892 - 17 May 1896 Al-Sabah, Muhammed ........................ 1831-1896
17 May 1896 - 29 Nov 1915 Al-Sabah, Al Sabah ........................ 1837-1915
29 Nov 1915 - 05 Feb 1917 Al-Sabah, Jabir II ........................ 1860-1917
05 Feb 1917 - 27 Feb 1921 Al-Sabah, Salim ........................... 1864-1921
27 Feb 1921 - 29 Jan 1950 Al-Sabah, Ahmad ........................... 1885-1950
29 Jan 1950 - 19 Jun 1961 Al-Sabah, Abdullah III .................... 1895-1965
Emirs (Princes)
19 Jun 1961 - 24 Nov 1965 Al-Sabah, Abdullah III .................... s.a
24 Nov 1965 - 31 Dec 1977 Al-Sabah, Sabah III ....................... 1913-1977
31 Dec 1977 - 02 Aug 1990 Al-Sabah, Jarbir III (1st Time) ........... 1926-2006
Iraqi Governors
02 Aug - 09 Aug 1990 Alaa Hussein "Chemical Ali",
al-Kafaji al-Jaber ....................... 1941-2010
09 Aug - Nov 1990 Ali Hassan al-Majid
Nov 1990 - 26 Feb 1991 Aziz Salih Numan .......................... 1945-
Emirs (Princes)
26 Feb 1991 - 15 Jan 2006 Al-Sabah, Jarbir III (2nd Time)
15 Jan - 24 Jan 2006 Al-Sabah, Saad ............................ 1930-2008
24 Jan 2006 - 29 Sep 2020 Al-Sabah, Sabah IV ........................ 1929-2020
01 Oct 2020 - 16 Dec 2023 Al-Sabah, Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber ......... 1937-2023
16 Dec 2023 - Al-Sabah, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad ..... 1940-
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
17 Jan 1962 - 02 Feb 1963 Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah ... s.a
(1st Time)
02 Feb 1963 - 30 Nov 1965 Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah ............ s.a
30 Nov 1965 - 08 Feb 1978 Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah
(2nd Time)
08 Feb 1978 - 02 Aug 1990 Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir (1st Time) . s.a
02 Aug - 09 Aug 1990 Alaa Hussain Ali .......................... 1948-
(Iraqi installed head of government)
26 Feb 1991 - 13 Jul 2003 Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir (2nd Time)
13 Jul 2003 - 07 Feb 2006 Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah ... s.a
07 Feb 2006 - 04 Dec 2011 Sheikh Nasser Muhammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah .. 1941-
04 Dec 2011 - 19 Nov 2019 Sheikh Jabir Mubarak Al Ahmad Al Sabah .... 1942-
19 Nov 2019 - 19 Jul 2022 Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah .. 1953-
19 Jul 2022 - 04 Jan 2024 Sheikh Muhammed Al Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah 1956-
04 Jan - 15 Apr 2024 Sheikh Muhammed Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah ... 1955-
15 Apr 2024 - Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah ... 1952-
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