2024 in Kuwait
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Events in the year 2024 in Kuwait.
Incumbents[edit]
| Photo | Post | Name |
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 | Emir of Kuwait | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
 | Prime Minister of Kuwait | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (until 15 April) |
 | Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (since 15 April) |
Holidays[edit]
- 1 January – Monday – New Year's Day
- 8 February – Thursday – The Prophet's Ascension
- 25 February – Sunday – National Day
- 26 February – Monday – Liberation Day
- 9 April – Tuesday – Last Day of Ramadan
- 10–12 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 15 June – Saturday – Arafat Day
- 16–18 June – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July – Sunday – Islamic New Year
- 15 September – Sunday – The Prophet's Birthday
Events[edit]
- 4 January – Emir Mishal appoints Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as Prime Minister of Kuwait.[3][4]
- 17 January - The 45th Cabinet of Kuwait is appointed and sworn in by Emir Mishal.[5][6]
- 15 February - Emir Mishal dissolves the National Assembly.[7]
- 4 April - 2024 Kuwaiti general election. The opposition maintains its majority in the National Assembly.[8]
- 6 April - Prime Minister Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah submits his cabinet's resignation to Emir Mishal according to Article 57 of the constitution.[9]
- 7 April - Emir Mishal accepts the government's resignation and instructs it to act as caretaker.[10]
- 15 April - Emir Mishal appoints Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad as Prime Minister.[11]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Dr Naji Al-Zaid (aged 75), medical doctor and writer[12][13]
- 6 March – Mohammed Al-Sharekh (aged 81 or 82), entrepreneur and author
References[edit]
- ^ "Kuwait Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Kuwait Public Holidays 2024". qppstudio.net The professonal source of worldwide public holidays. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah appointed prime minister of Kuwait". Arab News. 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Amiri order appoints Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Sabah PM, assigns him to form gov't". Kuwait News Agency. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Amir receives PM to take constitutional oath". Kuwait News Agency. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Brief CVs of Kuwait's newly-formed gov't". Kuwait News Agency. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Amiri decree dissolves Nat'l Assembly". Kuwait News Agency. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Few changes after Kuwait holds first parliamentary election under new emir". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Prime Minister submits cabinet resignation to Kuwait Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Amir accepts gov't resignations, instructs it to act as caretaker". Kuwait News Agency. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Amir appoints Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad as Prime Minister, assigns him to form government". Kuwait News Agency. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait cultural council mourns writer Naji Al-Zaid". Kuwait News Agency. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "NCCAL mourns Dr Al-Zaid". Kuwait Times. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
External links[edit]
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