Events in the year 2017 in Kuwait. Incumbents Emir: Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prime Minister: Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Events Deaths 4 January – Hisham Al-Otaibi, politician (b. 1946). 3 August – Souad Al-Humaidhi, businesswoman (b. 1939). 11 August – Abdulhussain Abdulredha, actor (b. 1939). References 2010s in Kuwait Years of the 21st century in Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait