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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Head of state of Kuwait}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox monarchy&lt;br /&gt;
| royal_title        = Emir&lt;br /&gt;
| realm              = Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| coatofarms         = Emblem of the State of Kuwait.svg&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name        = {{Nobold|{{lang|ar|أمير الكويت}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| type               = other2&lt;br /&gt;
| coatofarms_article = Emblem of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| incumbent          = [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| incumbentsince     = 16 December 2023&lt;br /&gt;
| his/her            = His&lt;br /&gt;
| first_monarch      = Sheikh [[Sabah I bin Jaber]]&lt;br /&gt;
| date               = {{start year and age|1752}}&lt;br /&gt;
| residence          = [[Bayan Palace]]&lt;br /&gt;
| heir_apparent      = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Standard of the Emir of Kuwait.svg|thumb|Standard of the Emir]]&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Emir of the State of Kuwait&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{langx|ar| أمير دولة الكويت}}) is the [[monarch]] and [[head of state]] of [[Kuwait]], and is the country&amp;#039;s most powerful office. The emirs of Kuwait are members of the [[House of Sabah|Al Sabah]] dynasty.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sheikh [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]] became the emir of Kuwait on 16 December 2023, following the death of [[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Rules and traditions of succession==&lt;br /&gt;
Succession to the throne of Kuwait was limited to the descendants of [[Mubarak Al-Sabah]]. The position of emir was also traditionally alternated between the two main branches of the [[House of Sabah|Al Sabah]] family, the Al-Ahmed and Al-Salem branches. The reigning emir must appoint an [[heir apparent]] within one year of his accession to the throne; the nominee for consideration as [[Crown Prince of Kuwait|crown prince]] has to be a senior member of the Al Sabah family. The [[Prime Minister of Kuwait|prime minister]] is appointed by the emir.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Compensation===&lt;br /&gt;
Annual compensation for the emir was defined. The annual compensation was set to 50 million [[Kuwaiti dinar|KWD]] as of 2017.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/84521/1/show-us-the-money_V1.pdf|title=Show us the money – Oil Revenues, Undisclosed Allocations and Accountability in Budgets of the GCC States|access-date=2019-12-19|archive-date=2023-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629074545/http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/84521/1/show-us-the-money_V1.pdf|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==List of rulers==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Emirs of [[Bani Khalid Emirate|Bani Khalid]] (1669–1796)===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Reign start&lt;br /&gt;
! Reign end&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Barrak ibn Ghurayr|ar|براك بن غرير آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1669&lt;br /&gt;
| 1682&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Muhammad bin Ghurair|ar|محمد بن غرير آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1682&lt;br /&gt;
| 1691&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Sa&amp;#039;dun bin Muhammad|ar|سعدون بن محمد آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1691&lt;br /&gt;
| 1722&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Ali bin Muhammad|ar|علي بن محمد آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1722&lt;br /&gt;
| 1736&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Sulayman bin Muhammad Al Khalidi|ar|سليمان بن محمد آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1736&lt;br /&gt;
| 1752&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Urayar bin Dajeen bin Saadoun|ar|عريعر بن دجين آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1752&lt;br /&gt;
| 1774&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Bateen Bin Urayer|ar|بطين بن عريعر آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1774&lt;br /&gt;
| 1775&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Dajeen bin Urayer|ar|دجين بن عريعر آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1775&lt;br /&gt;
| 1775&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Sa&amp;#039;dun bin Urayar|ar|سعدون بن عريعر آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1775&lt;br /&gt;
| 1786&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Duwaihis Bin Urayar|ar|دويحس بن عريعر آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1786&lt;br /&gt;
| 1793&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Zaid bin Urayar|ar|زيد بن عريعر آل حميد}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1793&lt;br /&gt;
| 1794&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Ill|Barak bin Abdul Mohsen|ar|براك بن عبد المحسن السرداح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1793&lt;br /&gt;
| 1796&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Emirs of Kuwait (since 1752)==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Succession table monarch&lt;br /&gt;
| name1       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sabah I bin Jaber]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname1   = Sabah I&lt;br /&gt;
| native1     = {{lang|ar|صباح بن جابر}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life1       = {{circa}} 1700–1762&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 61–62)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart1 = 1752&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend1   = 1762&lt;br /&gt;
| notes1      = According to the official Kuwaiti sources, Sabah I was unanimously chosen for the position of [[sheikh]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Persian Gulf 1905&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, Geographical, Volume 1, Historical Part 1, John Gordon Lorimer,1905, p1000&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| family1     = [[House of Al Sabah|Al Sabah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| image1      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt1        = Sabah I bin Jaber of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name2       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abdullah I Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname2   = Abdullah I&lt;br /&gt;
| native2     = {{lang|ar|عبدالله الأول الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life2       = 1740–1814&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 73–74)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart2 = 1762&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend2   = 3 May 1814&lt;br /&gt;
| notes2      = Youngest son of Sabah I bin Jaber&lt;br /&gt;
| family2     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image2      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt2        = Abdullah I Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name3       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jaber I Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname3   = Jaber I&lt;br /&gt;
| native3     = {{lang|ar|جابر الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life3       = 1775–1859&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 83–84)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart3 = 3 May 1814&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend3   = 1859&lt;br /&gt;
| notes3      = Eldest son of Abdullah I Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family3     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image3      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt3        = Jaber I Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name4       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sabah II Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname4   = Sabah II&lt;br /&gt;
| native4     = {{lang|ar|صباح الثاني الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life4       = 1784–1866&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 81–82)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart4 = 1859&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend4   = November 1866&lt;br /&gt;
| notes4      = Eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family4     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image4      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt4        = Sabah II Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name5       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abdullah II Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname5   = Abdullah II&lt;br /&gt;
| native5     = {{lang|ar|عبدالله الثاني الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life5       = 1814–1892&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 77–78)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart5 = November 1866&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend5   = 1892&lt;br /&gt;
| notes5      = Eldest son of Sabah II Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family5     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image5      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt5        = Abdullah II Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name6       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname6   = Muhammad I&lt;br /&gt;
| native6     = {{lang|ar|محمد الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life6       = 1838–1896&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 57–58)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart6 = May 1892&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend6   = 1896&lt;br /&gt;
| notes6      = Second son of Sabah II Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family6     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image6      = الشيخ-محمد-بن-صباح-الصباح.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt6        = Muhammad Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name7       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mubarak Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname7   = Mubarak I the Great&lt;br /&gt;
| native7     = {{lang|ar|مبارك الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life7       = 1837 – 28 November 1915&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 77–78)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart7 = 18 May 1896&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend7   = 28 November 1915&lt;br /&gt;
| notes7      = Son of Sabah II Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family7     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image7      = Mubarak bin Sabah as-Sabah.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt7        = Mubarak Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name8       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jaber II Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname8   = Jaber II&lt;br /&gt;
| native8     = {{lang|ar|جابر الثاني الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life8       = 1860 – 5 February 1917&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 56–57)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart8 = 28 November 1915&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend8   = 5 February 1917&lt;br /&gt;
| notes8      = Eldest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family8     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image8      = الشيخ جابر المبارك الصباح حاكم الكويت.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt8        = Jaber II Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name9       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname9   = Salim I&lt;br /&gt;
| native9     = {{lang|ar|سالم المبارك الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life9       = 1864 – 23 February 1921&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 56–57)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart9 = 5 February 1917&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend9   = 23 February 1921&lt;br /&gt;
| notes9      = Second son of Mubarak Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family9     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image9      = Salim bin Mubarak as-Sabah.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt9        = Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name10       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname10   = Ahmad I&lt;br /&gt;
| native10     = {{lang|ar|احمد الجابر الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life10       = 1885 – 29 January 1950&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 64–65)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart10 = 29 March 1921&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend10   = 29 January 1950&lt;br /&gt;
| notes10      = Son of Jaber II Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family10     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image10      = أحمد الجابر الصباح.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt10        = Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name11       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname11   = Abdullah III&lt;br /&gt;
| native11     = {{lang|ar|عبدالله السالم الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life11       = 1895 – 24 November 1965&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 69–70)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart11 = 29 January 1950&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend11   = 24 November 1965&lt;br /&gt;
| notes11      = Eldest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family11     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image11      = Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt11        = Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name12       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname12   = Sabah III&lt;br /&gt;
| native12     = {{lang|ar|صباح السالم الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life12       = {{Birth date|1913|04|12|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1977|12|31|1913|04|12|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart12 = 24 November 1965&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend12   = 31 December 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| notes12      = Youngest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family12     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image12      = &lt;br /&gt;
| alt12        = Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name13       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{efn|In exile in [[Taif]], [[Saudi Arabia]] between 2 August 1990 and 15 March 1991, due to the [[Ba&amp;#039;athist Iraq|Iraqi]] [[Invasion of Kuwait|invasion]] and [[Military occupation|occupation]], and the subsequent [[Gulf War]].}}&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname13   = Jaber III&lt;br /&gt;
| native13     = {{lang|ar|جابر الأحمد الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life13       = {{Birth date|1926|06|29|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|2006|01|15|1926|06|29|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart13 = 31 December 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend13   = 15 January 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| notes13      = Third son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family13     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image13      = حضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ جابر الأحمد الصباح أمير دولة الكويت.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt13        = Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name14       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname14   = Saad I&lt;br /&gt;
| native14     = {{lang|ar|سعد السالم الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life14       = 13 May 1930 – 13 May 2008&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(aged 78)&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart14 = 15 January 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend14   = 24 January 2006&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{efn|Deposed by the National Assembly and abdicated simultaneously due to illness.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;[https://web.archive.org/web/20060405230511/http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/24/kuwait/ PM set to become new Kuwait emir]&amp;quot;; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;CNN&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 24 January 2006.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| notes14      = Eldest son of Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family14     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image14      = Mohammad Mosaddak Ali met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah in Kuwait.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt14        = Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name15       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname15   = Sabah IV&lt;br /&gt;
| native15     = {{lang|ar|صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life15       = {{Birth date|1929|06|16|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|2020|09|29|1929|06|16|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart15 = 29 January 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend15   = 29 September 2020&lt;br /&gt;
| notes15      = Fourth son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family15     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image15      = Russian meeting with Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (cropped).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt15        = Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name16       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname16   = Nawaf I&lt;br /&gt;
| native16     = {{lang|ar|نواف الأحمد الجابر الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life16       = {{Birth date|1937|06|23|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|2023|12|16|1937|06|23|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart16 = 29 September 2020&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend16   = 16 December 2023&lt;br /&gt;
| notes16      = Sixth son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family16     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image16      = Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (cropped).jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt16        = Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
| name17       = Sheikh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| nickname17   = Mishal I &lt;br /&gt;
| native17     = {{lang|ar|مشعل الأحمد الجابر الصباح}}&lt;br /&gt;
| life17       = {{Birth date and age|1940|09|27|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| reignstart17 = 16 December 2023&lt;br /&gt;
| reignend17   = Incumbent&lt;br /&gt;
| notes17      = Seventh son of Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| family17     = Al Sabah&lt;br /&gt;
| image17      = Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt17        = Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Timeline ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{#tag:timeline|&lt;br /&gt;
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Define $now = {{#expr:{{#time:Y}}+{{#time:m}}/12}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Colors =&lt;br /&gt;
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  id:0year   value:rgb(0.6, 0.6, 0.6)&lt;br /&gt;
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BarData =&lt;br /&gt;
  barset:Emirs&lt;br /&gt;
  #barset:blankline&lt;br /&gt;
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PlotData =&lt;br /&gt;
 width:1 align:right fontsize:S shift:(-3,-4) anchor:from fontsize:8 color:black&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 width:6 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till fontsize:10&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 barset:Emirs&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1752 till:1762       color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Sabah I bin Jaber]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1762 till:1814.34    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Abdullah I Al-Sabah|Abdullah I]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1814.34 till:1859    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Jaber I]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1859 till:1866.88    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Sabah II]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1866.88 till:1892    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Abdullah II Al-Sabah|Abdullah II]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1892.38 till:1896    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah|Muhammad bin Sabah]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1896.38 till:1915.91 color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Mubarak Al-Sabah|Mubarak]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1915.91 till:1917.1  color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Jaber II]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1917.1 till:1921.15  color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah|Salim Al-Mubarak]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1921.24 till:1950.08 color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Ahmad]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1950.08 till:1965.9  color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Abdullah Al-Salim]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1965.9 till:1978     color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Sabah Al-Salim]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:1978 till:2006.04    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Jaber Al-Ahmad]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:2006.04 till:2006.07 color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Saad Al-Salim]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:2006.08 till:2020.75 color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:2020.75 till:2023.96 color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
 from:2023.96 till:$now    color:black text:&amp;quot;[[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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 at:2020.00 width:0.1 color:0year&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Politics of Kuwait}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Politics of Kuwait]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090216200545/http://da.gov.kw/ Amiri Diwan of Kuwait website]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Kuwait Emirs}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Kuwait topics}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Monarchies}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Emir Of Kuwait}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Emirs|Kuwait]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of monarchs|Kuwait, Emirs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Rulers of Kuwait|*]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Kuwait|Emirs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kuwaiti monarchy]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>37.19.105.31</name></author>
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