2024 in Kuwait

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Events in the year 2024 in Kuwait.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	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

Further information: Public holidays in Kuwait

Source:

• 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

January

• 4 January – Emir Mishal appoints Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as Prime Minister of Kuwait.
• 17 January – The 45th Cabinet of Kuwait is appointed and sworn in by Emir Mishal.

February

• 15 February – Emir Mishal dissolves the National Assembly.

April

• 4 April – 2024 Kuwaiti general election. The opposition maintains its majority in the National Assembly.
• 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.
• 7 April – Emir Mishal accepts the government's resignation and instructs it to act as caretaker.
• 15 April – Emir Mishal appoints Sheikh Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah as Prime Minister.
• 22 April - A vacancy is declared in the municipal council covering two seats in the sixth and ninth constituencies respectively, prompting a by-election scheduled on 18 May.

May

• 4 May – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. He was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, and a criminal conviction in Switzerland related to forgery and the orchestration of a counterfeit arbitration process.
• 10 May – Emir Mishal dissolves the National Assembly again and suspends some articles of the Constitution.
• 12 May – Emir Mishal signs a decree to form the 46th Cabinet of Kuwait.
• 15 May –
  • Emir Mishal signs a decree to address Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah as His Highness, previously reserved for the Emir and Crown Prince.
  • The 46th Cabinet of Kuwait swears the constitutional oath before Emir Mishal.
• 18 May – Municipal Council By-Elections for the sixth and ninth constituencies are held. Waleed Al-Dagher and Fahad Al-Ajmi win the respective seats.
• 28 May –
  • Issam Salem Al-Roumi is appointed as the Head of the State Audit Bureau.
  • The Cabinet approves a draft decree forming the Central Agency for Public Tenders Board of Directors.

June

• 1 June – Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is nominated as Crown Prince.
• 12 June – 2024 Mangaf building fire: A fire at a residential building housing foreign workers in Mangaf kills 49 people and injures 43.
• 20 June – Kuwait announce temporary power cuts in some parts of the country during peak consumption hours saying it is struggling to meet increased demand spurred by extreme summer heat.

Deaths

• 1 January – Dr Naji Al-Zaid (aged 75), medical doctor and writer
• 6 March – Mohammed Al-Sharekh (aged 81 or 82), entrepreneur and author

External links

• Online calendar