JABER I AL-SABAH

Sheikh 'Jaber bin Abdullah' (Arabic: 'جابر بن عبد الله '; 'Jaber I' or 'Jaber Al-Aish'; 1770-1859) was the third ruler of Kuwait's royal Al-Sabah dynasty, ruling from 1814-1859. He is the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah who he succeeded upon Sheikh Abdullah's death.
The British had requested that Bin Abdullah allow them to turn Kuwait into a "protectorate", he refused and asserted that Kuwait was an independent nation.
Nicknamed Jaber Al-Aish, Bin Abdullah was said to have generously given rice and bread to the poor.

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★ History of Kuwait

★ List of emirs of Kuwait