This Day in Kuwait History

Kuwait, 1962 – The Constituent Assembly completes and approves the draft constitution. The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, ratifies the draft without amendments, eight days after its approval.

1974 – The State of Kuwait opens its first embassy in Senegal.

1990 – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses the Kuwaiti people and the world, three months after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He stresses that the only way to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait is through the full and decisive implementation of international, Arab, and Islamic resolutions. He affirms that the sun of liberation will soon rise over Kuwaiti soil, the invaders will be defeated, and they will return in defeat.

2005 – Kuwait takes custody of five Kuwaiti detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp by U.S. authorities, while six others remain detained.

2008 – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issues Law No. (30) of 2008 concerning the state’s commitment to guarantee deposits at local banks in Kuwait. The guarantee covers the principal of all types of deposits, including savings accounts and current account balances.

2009 – Al-Kuwait Club wins the sixth edition of the AFC Cup, defeating Syrian club Al-Karamah 2-1 in the final match held in Kuwait.

2010 – Dr. Hamoud Al-Nuaimi, an ENT specialist at Zain Medical Center, performs Kuwait’s first balloon sinuplasty procedure to treat chronic sinusitis by expanding the sinuses using a balloon catheter.

2012 – Al-Kuwait Club is crowned AFC Champions League winners after defeating Iraqi club Al-Arbil 4-0 in the final match held in the Iraqi city of Erbil.

2014 – The Cabinet approves a proposal by the Standing Committee for Celebrating National Holidays and Occasions to adopt the slogan “Leader of Humanitarian Action” for Kuwait’s 2015 celebrations. This coincides with the international community’s recognition of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as “Leader of Humanitarian Action” and designating Kuwait as a “Center for Humanitarian Action.”

2022 – The Jahra Nature Reserve, under the Public Authority for Environmental Affairs, is officially opened.

2025 – Kuwait receives a new batch of property recently discovered in Iraq, pursuant to relevant UN Security Council resolutions. The property was seized by the former regime during the brutal invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

2025 – The Ministry of Health announces that two medical teams from different departments successfully performed simultaneous robotic (remote) surgeries between Farwaniya Hospital and Sabah Al-Ahmad Kidney and Urology Center. (End) M.B.R / N.S.N