🇰🇼 Kuwait
Constitutional monarchyClosed autocracy
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Monarch · 989 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Abdullah I Al-Sabah
18,749 days
Shortest-serving
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
9 days
Average tenure
6,501 days
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah: 85% below average
Recent monarchs by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Kuwait?
Across 16 completed terms, the average monarch of Kuwait has served 6,501 days (about 17.8 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 4,240 days. The last leader to beat the average was Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who left office in 2006.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All monarchs of Kuwait
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Dec 16, 2023 | Incumbent | 989 |
| 16 |  Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Sep 29, 2020 | Dec 16, 2023 | 1,173 |
| 15 |  Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Jan 29, 2006 | Sep 29, 2020 | 5,357 |
| 14 |  Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah | Jan 15, 2006 | Jan 24, 2006 | 9 |
| 13 |  Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah | Dec 31, 1977 | Jan 15, 2006 | 10,242 |
| 12 | Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah | Nov 24, 1965 | Dec 31, 1977 | 4,420 |
| 11 |  Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah | Jan 29, 1950 | Nov 24, 1965 | 5,778 |
| 10 |  Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | Mar 29, 1921 | Jan 29, 1950 | 10,533 |
| 9 |  Salim I of Kuwait | Feb 5, 1917 | Feb 23, 1921 | 1,479 |
| 8 |  Jaber II Al-Sabah | Nov 28, 1915 | Feb 5, 1917 | 435 |
| 7 |  Mubarak Al-Sabah | May 8, 1896 | Nov 28, 1915 | 7,142 |
| 6 |  Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah | May 29, 1892 | May 7, 1896 | 1,439 |
| 5 | Abdullah II Al-Sabah | Nov 1, 1866 | Jan 1, 1892 | 9,192 |
| 4 | Sabah II Al-Sabah | Jan 1, 1859 | Nov 1, 1866 | 2,861 |
| 3 | Jaber I Al-Sabah | Jan 1, 1814 | Jan 1, 1859 | 16,436 |
| 2 | Abdullah I Al-Sabah | Jan 1, 1763 | May 3, 1814 | 18,749 |
| 1 | Sabah I bin Jaber | Jan 1, 1752 | Jan 1, 1776 | 8,766 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Monarch of Kuwait?
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has been Monarch of Kuwait since Dec 16, 2023.
- Who is the longest-serving Monarch of Kuwait?
- Abdullah I Al-Sabah, with 18,749 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Kuwait?
- Across 16 completed terms, the average monarch of Kuwait has served 6,501 days (about 17.8 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 4,240 days. The last leader to beat the average was Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who left office in 2006.