In a decree issued Monday, Kuwait formed its new cabinet chaired by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nawaf, and appointed 12 ministers as the 40th cabinet formed in the country over the past 60 years. The first cabinet was initiated on 17 January, 1962, under the reign of the late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.
This shall be the first government to be spearheaded by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nawaf, following four cabinets ran by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, the first of which was formed by a decree on 17 December 2019 and the last on 10 May 2022, while carrying out urgent tasks until the new cabinet was formed.
There were no major changes during the appointment except for the reinstatement of Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi as Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, along with the distribution of portfolios that were held by Ministers Mubarak Al-Aro, Muhammad Al-Rajhi and Hamad Rouh Al-Din to other ministers, who were members of the previous cabinet. The Prime Minister reported the decree to the National Assembly, and published it in the Official Gazette.
The Decree No. 135 of 2022 issued on Monday designated the following members of the cabinet: Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Minister of Interior), Muhammad Abdul Latif Al-Faris (Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Oil and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs), Issa Ahmed Muhammad Hassan Al-Kandari (Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs), Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Rana Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al-Faris (Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs), Abdulrahman Badah Al-Mutairi (Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs), Dr. Ali Fahd Al-Mudhaf (Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research), Counselor Jamal Hadil Salem Al-Jalawi (Minister of Justice, Minister of State for Integrity Promotion Affairs, and Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs), Dr. Khaled Mahus Suleiman Al-Saeed (Minister of Health), Abdul Wahab Muhammad Al-Rasheed (Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment), Ali Hussein Ali Al-Mousa (Minister of Public Works and Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy), and Fahd Mutlaq Nassar Al-Shariaan (Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development).
