Executive power in Kuwait is vested in the Cabinet
or the Council of Ministers. It is headed by
the Prime Minister, a position held traditionally
by the Crown Prince. The Prime Minister is appointed
through an Amiri Decree. The ministers of the
Cabinet are appointed by the Amir on the recommendation
of the Prime Minister.
According to the Kuwaiti constitution, the
number of ministers in a Cabinet must not
exceed one-third the strength of the National
Assembly. This number does not include the
Head of the National Guard, the Amiri Diwan
Affairs Minister, the Amirs Advisor
and the Chairman of the Audit Bureau.
The Cabinet controls the state institutions.
It is responsible for the general policy of
the government and its execution. Each minister
in the Cabinet holds one or more portfolios.
The Prime Minister and his ministers are accountable
to the Amir and the National Assembly.
Besides executive powers, the Constitution
grants the Cabinet authority to declare defensive
war, proclaim martial law, promulgate law
decrees when the National Assembly is not
in session or its legislative term has expired,
grant pardons, and issue executive and administrative
regulations.
Ministers and their Portfolios
H.H. Prime
Minister
Sheikh Nasser
Al-Mohamed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
First Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and
Minister of Interior
Sheikh Jaber
al Mubarak al Hamad al Sabah
Deputy Prime
Minister and State Minister of Cabinet
Affairs
Faisal Mohammad
Al-Hajji Bukhadhour
Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Dr.
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
Minister of
Housing Affairs
Abdulwahed
Mahmoud Al-Awadhi
Minister of Information
Abdullah Saud Al-Muhailbi
Minister of Oil
Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah
Minister of Finance
Bader Mishari Al-Humaidhi
Minister of
Health
Dr. Maasouma
Saleh Al-Mubarak
Minister of Communication
and National Assembly Affairs
Shireeda Abdullah Saad
Al-Muoshirji
Minister of Justice
Dr. Abdullah Maatouq Al-Maatouq
Minister of Electricity and Water
Mohammad Abdullah Hadi Al-Olaim
Minister of Public Works
and State Minister of Municipal Affairs