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Events in the year 2023 in Kuwait.^[1]

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Emir of Kuwait	Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Until 16 December)
	Emir of Kuwait	Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Starting 16 December)
	Prime Minister of Kuwait	Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

Holidays

Source:^[2]

1 January – Sunday – New Year's Day
19 February – Sunday – The Prophet's Ascension
25 February – Saturday – National Day
26 February – Sunday – Liberation Day
27 February – Monday – Public Sector & Bank Holiday in lieu of Kuwait National Day
21–25 April – Eid al-Fitr
27 June – Tuesday – Arafat Day
28–30 June – Eid al-Adha
1–2 July – Eid al-Adha
20 July – Thursday – Islamic New Year (In lieu of Wednesday 19 July)
28 September – Thursday – The Prophet's Birthday
17–19 December – Mourning for Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
31 December – Sunday – Public Sector & Bank Holiday in lieu of New Year's Day 2024

Events

March

19 March – The Constitutional Court ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament elected in 2020, citing discrepancies in the decree dissolving the previous parliament.^[3]

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.^[4]

July

27 July – Kuwait executes five by hanging, including man convicted over ISIS mosque bombing in 2015 that had killed 26 people.^[5]

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.^[6]

December

16 December –
- Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies at 86. His half-brother, Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, succeeds him as the new emir.^[7]^[8]
- The government announced three-days holiday across the country and 40 days mourning with flags lowered at half-mast.^[9]^[10]^[11] Malls and Complexes were closed from 16th to 18th, other than essentials. Ministry and State Institutions had holidays from 17th to 19th. Flags lowered at half-mast at all ministries, state agencies and main roads for a 40 day period.
20 December –
- Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah took oath at a special National Assembly session becoming the 17th Emir of the State of Kuwait.^[12]
- Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives government resignation from Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.^[13]

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 - Abdulkareem Abdulqadir [ar] (aged 81), singer^[14]
25 May – Ahmad Johar (aged 65), actor
27 August – Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi, Imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait^[15]
15 December – Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain (aged 87), poet, writer and businessman^[16]
16 December – Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (aged 86), the 16th Ruler of Kuwait and the 7th Emir of the State of Kuwait, (b. 1937)^[17]

References

^ "Major events in Kuwait for 2023". Kuwait News Agency. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Kuwait Public Holidays 2023". qppstudio.net The professional source of worldwide public holidays. January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Kuwait crown prince Sheikh Meshal named new emir". The Business Standard. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
^ "Kuwait gov't mourns Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad, names Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Kuwait government announces three-day holiday, 40-day mourning after passing of Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Ministries, gov't institutions, banks to close for three days after Amir's death". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Kuwait Municipality: Flags to be lowered at half-mast for 40 days over Amir's death". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad takes oath as 17th Amir of Kuwait". Kuwait News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Kuwait Amir receives gov't resignation from PM". Kuwait News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Celebrated Kuwaiti singer Abdul Karim Abdul Qader dies at 82". gulfnews.com. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
^ TimesAdmin (2023-08-28). "Awqaf mourns the imam of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi". TimesKuwait. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
^ "NCCAL mourns Abdulaziz Al-Babtain". Kuwait News Agency. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Kuwait Amiri Diwan mourns demise of His Highness the Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[1] "Major events in Kuwait for 2023". Kuwait News Agency. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[2] "Kuwait Public Holidays 2023". qppstudio.net The professional source of worldwide public holidays. January 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[3] "Kuwait court annuls 2022 parliamentary election". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-03-19.

[4] "Kuwait appoints new oil, defence ministers in latest Cabinet". The Straits Times. 2023-06-19. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

[5] uwaittimes (2023-07-27). "Kuwait hangs five, including mosque bombing convict". Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[6] Fatima, Sakina (2023-11-27). "Kuwait sentences ex-defence minister to seven years in prison". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

[7] "Kuwait crown prince Sheikh Meshal named new emir". The Business Standard. 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

[8] "Kuwait gov't mourns Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad, names Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[9] "Kuwait government announces three-day holiday, 40-day mourning after passing of Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[10] "Ministries, gov't institutions, banks to close for three days after Amir's death". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[11] "Kuwait Municipality: Flags to be lowered at half-mast for 40 days over Amir's death". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[12] "Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad takes oath as 17th Amir of Kuwait". Kuwait News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[13] "Kuwait Amir receives gov't resignation from PM". Kuwait News Agency. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[14] "Celebrated Kuwaiti singer Abdul Karim Abdul Qader dies at 82". gulfnews.com. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

[15] TimesAdmin (2023-08-28). "Awqaf mourns the imam of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Khaled Al-Saeedi". TimesKuwait. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[16] "NCCAL mourns Abdulaziz Al-Babtain". Kuwait News Agency. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[17] "Kuwait Amiri Diwan mourns demise of His Highness the Amir". Kuwait News Agency. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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