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 |
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Prime Minister of Kuwait | Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (until 15 April) |
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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]January
[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]
February
[edit]- 15 February – Emir Mishal dissolves the National Assembly.[7]
April
[edit]- 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 Al Abdullah Al Sabah as Prime Minister.[11]
- 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.[12]
May
[edit]- 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.[13]
- 10 May – Emir Mishal dissolves the National Assembly again and suspends some articles of the Constitution.[14]
- 12 May – Emir Mishal signs a decree to form the 46th Cabinet of Kuwait.[15][16]
- 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.[17]
- The 46th Cabinet of Kuwait swears the constitutional oath before Emir Mishal.[18]
- 18 May – Municipal Council By-Elections for the sixth and ninth constituencies are held.[19][20] Waleed Al-Dagher and Fahad Al-Ajmi win the respective seats.[21]
- 28 May –
June
[edit]- 1 June – Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah is nominated as Crown Prince.[25]
- 12 June – 2024 Mangaf building fire: A fire at a residential building housing foreign workers in Mangaf kills 49 people and injures 43.[26]
- 20 June – Temporary power cuts are imposed in some parts of the country during peak consumption hours due to increased demand spurred by extreme summer heat.[27]
July
[edit]- 14 July – The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces the discovery of an oil deposit in the al-Nokhatha field east of Failaka Island, with an area of around 96 square kilometers and reserves estimated to contain 3.2 billion barrels of oil.[28]
August
[edit]- 18 August – Rolling blackouts are implemented in parts of the country due to a "fuel supply disruption".[29]
- 25 August - Emir Mishal signs a decree reshuffling the cabinet, adding four new ministers and issuing a change in portfolios.[30]
September
[edit]- 8 September - Finance Minister Nora al-Fassam is appointed as acting oil minister.[31]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Naji Al-Zaid (aged 75), medical doctor and writer[32][33]
- 6 March – Mohammed Al-Sharekh (aged 81 or 82), entrepreneur and author.
- 7 July – Sheikh Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, former governor and youngest son of Kuwait's 11th Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (aged 78).[34]
- 12 August – Sheikh Salem_Al-Ali_Al-Sabah, chief of the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) (aged 98).[35]
- 14 September – Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, prime minister (2011–2019) and minister of defense (2001–2011) (aged 82).[36][37]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kuwait Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Kuwait Public Holidays 2024". qppstudio.net The professional 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 Municipal by-elections begin". Kuwait News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "IOC bans former senior Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years". Reuters. May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait's Emir dissolves parliament, suspends some constitution articles". Reuters. May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait forms its 46th gov't since '62". Kuwait News Agency. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Amir signs decree of new gov't". Kuwait News Agency. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "His Highness the Amir has issued an Amiri Order to address the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as His Highness". Kuwait News Agency. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "newly formed gov't swear constitutional oath before Kuwait Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Municipal by-elections begin". Kuwait News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Voting of Kuwait municipal by-elections closes". Kuwait News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait municipal by-elections results announced". Kuwait News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Newly appointed State Audit Bureau Chief takes oath before Cabinet". Kuwait News Agency. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait gov't approves central tender agency board". Kuwait News Agency. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait cabinet approves decree forming Central Agency for Public Tenders Board of Directors". Kuwait News Agency. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Amiri decree nominating Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Crown Prince". Kuwait News Agency. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "49 killed, dozens injured in Kuwait building fire housing workers". Gulf News. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait announces power cuts as demand spikes in summer heat". June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait announces 'giant' oil discovery". al-Arabiya. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Tiny Kuwait, in grip of desert summer heat, announces power cuts after fuel disruption". Associated Press. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait Amir signs decree reshuffling cabinet". Kuwait News Agency. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Amiri decree issued appointing Finance Min. as Acting Oil Min". Kuwait News Agency. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 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.
- ^ "Amiri Diwan grieves death of Sheikh Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah". Kuwait News Agency. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Amiri Diwan: KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away". Kuwait News Agency. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Former Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah dies at 82
- ^ "Former Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah passes away". Kuwait Times. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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