Historical country records
Kuwait historical timeline
Kuwait
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1752 | Al Sabah lineage founds Kuwait | Leaders |
| 3 Nov 1914 | British protectorate (informally since 23 Nov 1899) | Leaders |
| 19 Jun 1961 | State of Kuwait | Leaders |
| 8 Aug 1990 - 27 Feb 1991 | annexed by Iraq | Leaders |
| 1752 - 1762 | Sheikh Abu Abdullah Sabah ibn Jabir Al Sabah (b. 16... - d. 1762) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 1762 - 3 May 1814 | Sheikh Abdullah ibn Sabah Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 3 May 1814 - 1859 | Sheikh Jabir ibn Abdullah Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 1859 - Nov 1866 | Sheikh Sabah ibn Jabir Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Nov 1866 - May 1892 | Sheikh Abdullah ibn Sabah Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| May 1892 - 17 May 1896 | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Sabah Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 18 May 1896 - 28 Nov 1915 | Sheikh Mubarak al-Lahab ibn Sabah Al Sabah (b. 1837 - d. 1915) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 28 Nov 1915 - 5 Feb 1917 | Sheikh Jabir Al Mubarak Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 5 Feb 1917 - 22 Feb 1921 | Sheikh Salim Al Mubarak Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 22 Feb 1921 - 29 Jan 1950 | Sheikh Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 29 Jan 1950 - 24 Nov 1965 | Sheikh Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 24 Nov 1965 - 31 Dec 1977 | Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 31 Dec 1977 - 15 Jan 2006 | Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (b. 1926 - d. 2006) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 4 Aug 1990 - 8 Aug 1990 | Alaa Hussein Ali | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Aug 1990 - Nov 1990 | Ali Hassan al-Majid | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Nov 1990 - Feb 1991 | Aziz Salih al-Numan | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 15 Jan 2006 - 24 Jan 2006 | Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah (b. 1929 - d. 2008) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 29 Jan 2006 - | Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (b. 1929) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 17 Jan 1962 - 2 Feb 1963 | Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (1st time) (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 2 Feb 1963 - 30 Nov 1965 | Sheikh Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah | Prime ministers |
| 30 Nov 1965 - 8 Feb 1978 | Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (2nd time) (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Feb 1978 - 13 Jul 2003 | Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Salim Al Sabah (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 13 Jul 2003 - 7 Feb 2006 | Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (s.a.) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Feb 2006 - | Sheikh Nasser Muhammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah (b. 1941) | Prime ministers |
| 1904 - 1909 | Stuart George Knox | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1909 - 1914 | William Henry Irvine Shakespear | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1914 - 1916 | William George Grey | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1916 - 1918 | Robert Edward Archibald Hamilton | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1918 | Percy Gordon Loch | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1918 - 1920 | Daniel Vincent MacCollum | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1920 - 1929 | James Carmichael More | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1929 - 1936 | Harold Richard Patrick Dickson | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1936 - 1939 | Gerald Simpson de Gaury | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1939 - 1941 | Arnold Crawshaw Galloway | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1941 | Harold Richard Patrick Dickson | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1941 - 1943 | Tom Hickinbotham | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1943 - 1944 | Cornelius James Pelly (1st time) | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1944 - 1945 | Gordon Noel Jackson | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1945 - 1946 | Maurice Patrick Tandy | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1946 - 1947 | Arnold Crawshaw Galloway | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1947 - 1951 | Herbert George Jakins | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1951 - 1955 | Cornelius James Pelly (2nd time) | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1955 - 1957 | Gawain Westray Bell | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1957 - 1959 | Aubrey Seymour Halford-MacLeod | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |
| 1959 - 1961 | John Christopher Blake Richmond | of the Persian Gulf; see under Bahrain) |