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Kuwait

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 632 entities connected with Kuwait. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Kuwait. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Kuwait

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Kuwait.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 314 entities identified as PEPs connected with Kuwait.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Amir1--
Deputy Prime Minister2--
First Deputy Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Awqaf (Endowments) & Islamic Affairs1--
Minister of Defense161
Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Scientific Research1--
Minister of Electricity, Water, & Renewable Energy15-
Minister of Finance141
Minister of Foreign Affairs111
Minister of Health121
Minister of Information-2-
Minister of Information and Culture1--
Minister of Interior161
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of oil13-
Minister of Public Works-4-
Minister of Public Works and Municipality1--
Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs1--
Minister of State for Amiri Diwan Affairs1--
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs14-
Minister of State for Communications1--
Minister of State For Communications and Information Technology Affairs-2-
Minister of State for Economic Affairs & Investments1--
Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment--1
Minister of State for Housing Affairs1--
Minister of State For Municipal Affairs13-
Minister of State for National Assembly1--
Minister of State for Women and Childhood Affairs-1-
Minister of State for Youth Affairs12-
Minister of Trade & Industry1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly--44
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander of the Kuwait National Guard-1-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait-21
Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine au Koweït--1
ambassador of France to Kuwait--2
ambassador of Hungary to Kuwait-21
ambassador of Indonesia to Kuwait-11
ambassador of Iran to Kuwait-11
ambassador of Jordan to Kuwait-1-
ambassador of North Korea to Kuwait-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Kuwait-1-
ambassador of Poland to Kuwait-5-
Ambassador of Spain to Kuwait-4-
ambassador of Syria to Koweït-1-
ambassador of the Maldives to Kuwait--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kuwait-51
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Kuwait--1
Ambassador to the US1--

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of Kuwait-2114
Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait-7-
Minister of Social Affairs-6-
Minister of State For National Assembly Affairs-6-
Minister of Justice (Kuwait)-41
Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Urban Development-5-
Prime Minister of Kuwait-31
emir of Kuwait-21
Kuwait Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs-3-
Minister of Education-3-
Minister of Trade and Industry-3-
Minister of Higher Education-2-
Minister of State for Nazaha (Integrity) Enhancement-2-
Amir of the State of Kuwait1--
Crown Prince1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait1--
Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs-1-
Minister of the Amiri Diwan--1
Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...