Coordinates: 29°30′N 45°45′E / 29.500°N 45.750°E / 29.500; 45.750

Kuwait Governorate

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Kuwait Governorate
محافظة الكويت (Arabic)
Annexed territory under military occupation
1990–1991
Flag of Iraqi-invaded Kuwait

Kuwait Governorate in red
CapitalKuwait
 • TypeGovernorate of Iraq (de jure)
Military occupation (de facto)
Historical eraGulf War
• Republic of Kuwait annexed by Iraq
28 August[1] 1990
28 February 1991
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of Kuwait
State of Kuwait

The Kuwait Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الكويت) was the 19th governorate of Iraq established in the aftermath of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq[2] in 1990.[3][4] It was preceded by the brief puppet state of the Republic of Kuwait. The Kuwait Governorate consisted of most of the occupied Kuwaiti territory, with the exclusion of the northern areas which became the Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District. Saddam Hussein's relative, Ali Hassan al-Majid, became the governor of this province.

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