December 1938 Kuwaiti general election

Thirteen of the fourteen members elected in June were re-elected, with only Youssef Marzouq Al-Marzouq not returning to the new council.

Before its first sitting the sheikh presented council members with a new constitution that turned the council from an executive body to an advisory one, and allowed him to veto council decisions.^[2] However, the council refused to approve it.^[1] As a result, the sheikh dissolved the council on 7 March 1939 with the intention of replacing it with a fully appointed one.^[2]

On 9 March Muhammad bin Munais made a public speech attacking the sheikh and handed out anti-government leaflets. His arrest the following day led to an altercation when former council member Youssef Al-Marzouq attempted to intervene. During the incident, Muhammad Al-Qitami, a supporter of the council, fired at the police, while Al-Marzouq took out his handgun. The police returned fire, wounding both Al-Marzouq and Al-Qitami, with Al-Qitami later dying of his wounds.^[2] Munais was subsequently executed for treason.^[2] On 11 March five former members of the council were arrested,^[2] with a new jail having to be built to house the unprecedented number of prisoners.^[3]

On 12 March the sheikh appointed 14 members to a new advisory council, which functioned until July 1940 but then ceased meeting.^[2]