Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah: Head of state, Kuwait
Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the head of state of Kuwait, listed by the United Nations as “Amir of the State of Kuwait”.
Posts held
- Amir of the State of Kuwait (head of state), Kuwait. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Kuwait (regions, cities).
Above that, Kuwait is a member of:
- Gulf Cooperation Council level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Kuwait
- Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, Kuwait
- Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Kuwait
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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