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THE CABINET

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 Amir’s 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 Moussa Hussein Abdullah Al-Sarraf
   
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr. Abdullah Maatouq Al-Maatouq
   
Minister of Commerce and Industry Falah Fahad Mohammad Al-Hajri
   
Minister of Education and Higher Education Nouriya Subeeh Barrak Al-Subeeh
   
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
   
   
   

 

 

 

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