Kuwait: Heads of State: 1752-1990Ruling House: Āl al-Ṣabāḥ (آل الصباح); the honorific title, Shaykh (شيخ), is normally prefixed to the name of a ruler. |
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| Ḥākim al-Kuwayt (حاكم الكويت) | Ruler of Kuwait | |
| c. 1752 - c. 1756 | Ṣabāḥ al-Jābir (صباح الجابر) |
| c. 1756 - ? Feb 1814 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Ṣabāḥ (عبد الله الصباح) |
| ? Feb 1814 - c. 1859 | Jābir al-ʿAbd Allāh al-Ṣabāḥ (جابر العبد الله الصباح) |
| c. 1859 - 1866 | Ṣabāḥ al-Jābir al-Ṣabāḥ (صباح الجابر الصباح) |
| 1866 - 29 May 1892 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Ṣabāḥ al-Ṣabāḥ (عبد الله الصباح الصباح) |
| 29 May 1892 - 8? May 1896 | Muḥammad al-Ṣabāḥ al-Ṣabāḥ (محمد الصباح الصباح) |
| May 1896 - 28 Nov 1915 | Mubārak al-Ṣabāḥ al-Ṣabāḥ (مبارك الصباح الصباح) |
| 28 Nov 1915 - 5 Feb 1917 | Jābir al-Mubārak al-Ṣabāḥ (جابر المبارك الصباح) |
| 5 Feb 1917 - 22 Feb 1921 | Sālim al-Mubārak al-Ṣabāḥ (سالم المبارك الصباح) |
| Nāʿib Ḥākim (نائب حاكم) | Deputy Ruler | |
| 23 Feb 1921 - 24 Mar 1921 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Sālim al-Ṣabāḥ (عبد الله السالم الصباح) |
| Ḥākim al-Kuwayt (حاكم الكويت) | Ruler of Kuwait | |
| 24 Mar 1921 - 29 Jan 1950 | Aḥmad al-Jābir al-Ṣabāḥ (أحمد الجابر الصباح) [1] |
| 29 Jan 1950 - 19 Jun 1961 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Sālim al-Ṣabāḥ (عبد الله السالم الصباح) |
| Amīr Dawlat al-Kuwayt (أمير دولة الكويت) | Amir of the State of Kuwait | |
| 19 Jun 1961 - 24 Nov 1965 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Sālim al-Ṣabāḥ (عبد الله السالم الصباح) |
| 24 Nov 1965 - 31 Dec 1977 | Ṣabāḥ al-Sālim al-Ṣabāḥ (صباح السالم الصباح) |
| 31 Dec 1977 - 2 Aug 1990 | Jābir al-Aḥmad al-Ṣabāḥ (جابر الأحمد الصباح) |
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| [1] | Arrived to Kuwait on 24 Mar 1921 and was acknowledged as ruler by the meeting of notables on 25 Mar 1921. |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023