KUWAIT: Kuwait has witnessed many events throughout 2025, including in the political, economic, security, social affairs and health fields, among which the signing of the completion operations of Mubarak A-Kabeer Port with China. Following are major events of the year.
His Highness the Amir:
Jan 4: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was represented by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in the final match of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup (Khaleeji Zain 26) between Oman and Bahrain at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.
Jan 12: The Sanabel Society for Orphans in Bahrain selected His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the “Honorary Gulf Leadership Figure” for 2024. Jan 13: His Highness the Amir signed a Decree appointing Dr. Adel Al-Zamel as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy.
Jan 14: His Highness the Amir flew to the United Kingdom at a personal invitation from King Charles III.
Feb 2: His Highness the Amir patronized and attended the flag-hoisting ceremony at Bayan Palace.
Feb 2: His Highness the Amir signed a Decree appointing Professor Dr. Dina Al-Mailem as rector of Kuwait University for a four-year term.
Feb 4: Amiri Decree issued for a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah as Minister of Defense.
Feb 12: His Highness the Amir, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attended the graduation ceremony of the 50th batch of cadets from Ali Al-Sabah Military College.
Feb 17: The Amir received Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his official visit to Kuwait.
Feb 19: His Highness the Amir attended the graduation of the 47th batch of police cadets at Saad AlAbdullah Academy for Security Sciences.
Feb 20: His Highness the Amir traveled to Saudi Arabia to attend a consultative meeting with GCC leaders, King of Jordan and President of Egypt.
Feb 24: His Highness the Amir attended the national operetta ceremony (The Fifth Wall).
March 1: His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Crown Prince received Ramadan well-wishers at the Al-Sabah family diwan in Bayan Palace.
March 10: Amiri Decree issued accepting the resignation of Dr. Mahmoud Bushehri, Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, and appointing Dr. Nora Al-Mashaan as Acting Minister.
March 10: His Highness the Amir, accompanied by His Highness the Crown Prince and Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah, visited the Ministry of Defense.
March 11: His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Crown Prince visited Headquarters of Kuwait Fire Force and Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Building at the Ministry of Interior.
March 16: His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince and Acting Prime Minister visited the Supreme Judicial Council. 12/28/25,
March 23: His Highness the Amir gave a speech marking the last 10 days of Ramadhan. He congratulated the people on the holy month, called for adherence to international principles, achieving justice in citizenship issues, strengthening national identity and constitutional authority, combating corruption, and expediting national development projects, especially in health, education and housing. He also reaffirmed Kuwait’s diplomatic positions, especially its steadfast support for the Palestinian cause.
March 24: Amiri Decree issued appointing Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem as Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy.
April 7: His Highness the Amir receives at Bayan Palace the UAE Minister of State for Youth Affairs Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi, and Emirati astronauts Nora Al-Matrooshi and Mohammad Al-Mulla, on the occasion of their visit to the country.
April 7: Amiri Decree issued to cancel payment of cash to government employees in return for their accumulated annual leave days.
April 7: His Highness the Amir receives at Bayan Palace the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Nader Al-Jallal, who introduced newly appointed President of Kuwait University, Dr. Dina AlMailam.
April 14: Amiri Decree issued to form the Board of Commissioners of the Capital Markets Authority, appointing Imad Tefouni as Chairman, Rayan Al-Zaid as Deputy Chair, and three members: Tareq Shehab, Thamer Al-Nisf and Hessa Al-Roumi for a renewable four-year term.
April 14: His Highness the Amir receives Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi during his state visit to Kuwait.
April 30: His Highness the Amir attends a ceremony honoring top graduates from undergraduate and postgraduate programs for the academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23 at Kuwait University, held at Al-Danah Theater in Sabah Al-Salem University City.
May 7: His Highness the Amir attends a ceremony honoring outstanding graduates from colleges and institutes of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training for the 2023-24 academic year, held at the new main theater of the Authority in Shuwaikh.
May 11: His Highness the Amir receives Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun who was on an official visit to Kuwait.
May 14: His Highness the Amir arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend the Gulf-American Summit in Riyadh.
May 14: During the Gulf-American Summit, His Highness the Amir delivers a speech and said he was looking forward to launching joint initiatives in smart infrastructure investment, innovation and entrepreneurship. He reaffirmed Kuwait’s commitment to working within the GCC framework and proposed establishing a GulfAmerican forum for cultural and educational dialogue to support academic exchange programs and joint research. June 1: His Highness the Amir and Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa held official talks during the Syrian President’s official visit to Kuwait.
June 24: His Highness the Amir, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, chairs a meeting of the Supreme Defense Council attended by His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to discuss regional developments.
June 30: His Highness the Amir receives at Bayan Palace Michael Jary, Vice Chairman of the King’s Foundation in the United Kingdom, and Dr. Simon Sadinsky, Executive Director of Education.
July 13: His Highness the Amir arrived in the French Republic on an official visit. He received the CEO of Gustave Roussy Hospital, Professor Fabrice Barlesi, and the International Adviser to the CEO, Remi Theolier, at his residence in the French capital, Paris.
July 14: His Highness the Amir attended in Paris the Bastille Day military parade celebrating the National Day of the French Republic and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron.
July 14: His Highness the Amir and President Macron attended at the Elysee Palace in Paris the signing ceremonies of: A Declaration of Intent between the State of Kuwait and the French Republic regarding the Kuwait-France Strategic Investment Partnership 2025-35, a Declaration of Intent to enhance cooperation in cultural field and to commemorate, in 2026, the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Aug 4: His Highness the Amir signed Decrees accepting the resignation of the Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment, Nora Al-Fassam, and appointed Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, Dr. Sabeeh Al-Mukhaizeem, as Acting Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment.
Aug 11: His Highness the Amir received at Bayan Palace Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi, Minister of Interior of Oman.
Aug 19: His Highness the Amir signed a Decree forming the Board of Directors of the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority for a renewable four-year term.
Aug 19: His Highness the Amir also signed a decree appointing Dr. Faisal Al-Humaidan as Director-General of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), with the rank of Undersecretary. Aug 26: His Highness the Amir signed a Decree appointing Dr. Bader Al-Busairi as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education.
Aug 28: His Highness the Amir signed decrees appointing: Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah as Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, with the rank of Minister, effective 1 September 2025, appointing Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Chief of the Crown Prince’s Diwan, with the rank of Minister, for a four-year term starting 1 September 2025, and appointing Sheikh Abdulaziz Mishal Mubarak Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Undersecretary of the Amiri Diwan, effective 1 September 2025.
Aug 31: His Highness the Amir received at Bayan Palace, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince, Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, the Chief of the Crown Prince’s Diwan and Undersecretary of the Amiri Diwan on the occasion of their appointment to their new positions.
Sept 2: His Highness the Amir received the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassem AlBudaiwi, at Bayan Palace.
Sept 9: His Highness the Amir signed Decrees promoting Major General Khaled Daraj Al-Shuraian to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army, and Khaled Amer Al-Ajmi as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Sept 30: His Highness the Amir received His Highness the Crown Prince at Bayan Palace upon his return from the United Kingdom after an official visit. His Highness the Amir also headed Kuwait’s delegation to the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, US.
Oct 8: His Highness the Amir receives Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister, on the occasion of his visit to the country at Bayan Palace.
Oct 14: His Highness the Amir departs for Oman on a fraternal visit
Oct 21: His Highness the Amir receives Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkiye, who was on an official visit.
Oct 27: An Amiri Decree No. 206 of 2025 issued appointing Mona Fajhan Al-Mutairi as Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs with the rank of Undersecretary.
Oct 27: An Amiri Decree No. 207 of 2025 issued appointing Dr. Dalal Dhari Al-Othman as Director-General of the Public Authority for Persons with Disabilities with the rank of Undersecretary.
Nov 2: His Highness the Amir receives the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, Han Zheng, at Bayan Palace on the occasion of his official visit to Kuwait.
Nov 3: His Highness the Amir receives Prince Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, at Bayan Palace during.
Nov 11: His Highness the Amir sponsors and attends the honoring ceremony for outstanding teachers and schools on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day for the Academic Years 2023-24 and 2024-25, held at the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Theater at Abdullah Al-Salem University in Shuwaikh.
Nov 17: His Highness the Amir, in presence of His Highness the Prime Minister, receives the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, on the occasion of his official visit.
Nov 26: An Amiri Decree issued regarding combating narcotics and psychotropic substances and regulating their use and trade. It will come into effect two weeks after publication in the official gazette. The decree consists of 84 articles divided into 13 chapters.
Dec 1: Amiri Decrees published extending the term of the Central Agency for remedying the Status of Illegal Residents for two years starting from November 9, 2025, as well as renewing mandate of Agency’s chief Saleh Yousef Al-Fadhalah, for two years.
Dec 3: His Highness the Amir departs to Bahrain to lead Kuwait’s delegation at the “46th Regular Session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).” Dec 3: His Highness the Amir delivers a speech at the 46th GCC Supreme Council meeting hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Dec 14: Amiri Decree No. (232) of 2025 issued appointing Manal Al-Asfour as Director General of Kuwait Municipality with the rank of Undersecretary.
Dec 14: Amiri Decree No. (233) of 2025 issued appointing Rabab Al-Osaimi as Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower with the rank of Undersecretary, and appointing AbdulLatif Al-Fawzan and Nasser Al-Mutairi as Deputy Directors with the rank of Assistant Undersecretary.
Dec 14: Amiri Decree No. (234) of 2025 issued appointing Dr. Faisal Al-Adwani and Saadoun Boureki as Assistant Undersecretaries in the Ministry of Higher Education. Dec 14: Amiri Decree No. (231) of 2025 issued promoting Brigadier General Abdulwahab Al-Wuhaib to the rank of Major General and appointing him as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior.”
Dec 15: His Highness the Amir receives Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia, at Bayan Palace during his official visit to Kuwait.
Dec 17: Amiri Decree No. (163) of 2025 issued abolishing the Public Authority for Roads and Land Transport, established in 2014, transferring its departments and authorities to the Ministry of Public Works, except for the Land Transport Department and the Traffic Bank Project, which are transferred to the Ministry of Interior.
Dec 23: His Highness the Amir receives the Director General of the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority, Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and the Deputy Chairperson of the Authority, Wafaa Ahmad Al-Qatami, along with members of the Authority, who presented the 10th Annual Report for the year (2024-25) at Bayan Palace. Dec 23: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir and in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the final match of the Amir football Cup for the 2024-25 season was held between Kuwait SC and Al-Arabi SC at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.
