Kuwait Civil Registration

Online Records

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
 * 1938-1961: registers of births, marriages, and deaths, Great Britain, British Political Agency in Kuwait, civil registration, FamilySearch, images (free)

Offices to Contact
Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health Telephone: 24810932 Fax: 24865414

For Marriages: Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex 5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait

information about various Ministries of Justice in Arab countries

Historical Background
Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. Sheiks were the rulers until 1899 when Kuwait became a British protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent.