薩巴赫家族自1752年開始統治科威特至今。1961年科威特獨立,薩巴赫家族族長成為科威特埃米爾。1915年謝赫穆巴拉克去世後薩巴赫家族分為賈比爾支和薩利姆支,兩支輪流繼承王位。科威特首相亦來自薩巴赫家族,由埃米爾任命。同時,內閣成員多數為薩巴赫家族成員,例子有國防大臣、外交大臣、內務大臣及石油大臣等。
以下是1752年以來科威特的統治者名單:
- 1752年-1764年 謝赫薩巴赫一世·本·賈比爾 (Sabah I bin Jabir)
- 1764年-1815年 謝赫阿卜杜拉一世·薩巴赫 ('Abd Allah I al-Sabah)
- 1815年-1859年 謝赫賈比爾一世·薩巴赫 (Jabir I al-Sabah)
- 1859年-1866年 謝赫薩巴赫二世·薩巴赫 (Sabah II al-Sabah)
- 1866年-1892年 謝赫阿卜杜拉二世·薩巴赫 ('Abd Allah II al-Sabah)
- 1892年-1896年 謝赫穆罕默德·薩巴赫 (Muhammad al-Sabah)
- 1896年-1915年 謝赫穆巴拉克·薩巴赫 (Mubarak al-Sabah)
- 1915年-1917年 謝赫賈比爾二世·穆巴拉克·薩巴赫 (Jabir II al-Sabah) 賈比爾支
- 1917年-1921年 謝赫薩利姆·穆巴拉克·薩巴赫 (Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah) 薩利姆支
- 1921年-1950年 謝赫艾哈邁德·賈比爾·薩巴赫 ('Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah) 賈比爾支
- 1950年-1965年 埃米爾阿卜杜拉三世·薩利姆·薩巴赫 ('Abd Allah III al-Salim al-Sabah) 薩利姆支,1961年成為埃米爾
- 1965年-1977年 埃米爾薩巴赫三世·薩利姆·薩巴赫 (Sabah III al-Salim al-Sabah) 薩利姆支
- 1977年-2006年 埃米爾賈比爾三世 (Jabir III al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah) 賈比爾支
- 2006年1月15日-24日 埃米爾薩阿德一世 (Sa'ad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah) 薩利姆支
- 2006年-2020年 埃米爾薩巴赫四世 (Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah) 賈比爾支
- 2020年-現任 埃米爾納瓦夫一世 (Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah)賈比爾支
世系圖
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Mohammed Ahmad Jaber II, 1st Defense Minister | | Jaber III, 13th Ruler, 3rd Emir, (1977–2006) 3rd Prime Minister | | Sabah IV, 15th Ruler, 5th Emir, (2006–2020) 2nd Foreign Minister 2nd Interior Minister 5th Prime Minister | | Nawaf I, 16th Ruler, 6th Emir, (2020–present) 3rd and 8th Interior Minister 4th Defense Minister 1st National Guard Deputy | | Mishal, Crown Prince, (2020–present) 2nd National Guard Deputy | | Saad, 14th Ruler, 4th Emir, 2006 1st Interior Minister 2nd Defense Minister 4th Prime Minister | | Salem 4th Interior Minister 3rd and 7th Defense Minister | | Mohammad Al-Sabah, 3rd Foreign Minister |
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Nasser, 6th Prime Minister | | | | | | Nasser, 13th Defense Minister |