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Events in the year 2023 in Kuwait.
Incumbents
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Emir of Kuwait | Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
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Prime Minister of Kuwait | Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah |
Events
March
June
- 6 June - 2023 Kuwaiti general election: Kuwaitis return to the ballots again for the third time in three years following the second dissolution of the 16th session by Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
- 18 June – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah forms the 44th Cabinet following his reappointment, appointing Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah as the defense minister and Saad Al Barrak as the oil minister.[2]
July
- 27 July – Kuwait executes five by hanging, including man convicted over ISIS mosque bombing in 2015 that had killed 26 people.[3]
November
- 26 November – Kuwait's highest court sentences former defense and interior minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds while former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, is only ordered by the court to return the funds that he mismanaged.[4]
Deaths
- 26 February – Ali Al-Baghli (aged 75), politician
- 6 April — Saad Zenefer Al-Azmi (aged 73), former National Assembly member (2009-2011)
- 12 May - Abdulkarim Abdulqader (aged 81), singer
- 25 May – Ahmad Johar (aged 65), actor
- 27 August – Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait[5]
References
- ↑ "Kuwait court annuls 2022 parliamentary election". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ↑ "Kuwait appoints new oil, defence ministers in latest Cabinet". The Straits Times. 2023-06-19. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ kuwaittimes (2023-07-27). "Kuwait hangs five, including mosque bombing convict". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ Fatima, Sakina (2023-11-27). "Kuwait sentences ex-defence minister to seven years in prison". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ TimesAdmin (2023-08-28). "Awqaf mourns the imam of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi". TimesKuwait. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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