Kuwait Governorate should not be confused with Governorates of Kuwait.
| Nation: | Iraq |
| Conventional Long Name: | Kuwait Governorate |
| Common Name: | Iraqi-invaded Kuwait |
| Capital: | Kuwait |
| Status Text: | Annexed territory under military occupation |
| Government Type: | Governorate of Iraq (de jure) Military occupation (de facto) |
| Era: | Gulf War |
| Year Start: | 1990 |
| Date Start: | 28 August[1] |
| Event Start: | Republic of Kuwait annexed by Iraq |
| Year End: | 1991 |
| Date End: | 28 February |
| Event End: | Liberation of Kuwait |
| P1: | Republic of Kuwait |
| Flag P1: | Flag of Kuwait.svg |
| S1: | State of Kuwait |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Kuwait.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Kuwait Governorate in red |
| Title Leader: | Governor |
| Leader1: | Ali Hassan al-Majid |
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.