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| 1990, Oct. 7 |
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| Death of Sheik Rashid, ruler of Dubayy. He was succeeded by Sheik Maktum. | 1 |
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| 1990–91 |
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| Iraqi invasion and Gulf War (See Aug. 2). | 2 |
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| 1992, Oct. 20 |
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| Opening session of the reinstated Kuwaiti National Assembly. | 3 |
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| 1995, June 27 |
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| A bloodless coup in Qatar allowed Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to take the position of emir from his father, Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. The move was recognized by the U.S. and the five other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. | 4 |
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| 1999, March 6 |
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| Bahrain's ruler for 40 years, Sheik Isa ibn-Sulman al-Khalifah, died and was succeeded by his son. | 5 |
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| March 8 |
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| In Qatar municipal elections, women were enfranchised for the first time, participating as candidates and voters. A similar ruling passed by the emir of Kuwait was repealed later in the year by Parliament. Qatar and Oman remained the only Gulf States to uphold a woman's right to vote. | 6 |
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