Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah
Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah (* 1885 - 29 January 1950 ; Arabic أحمد الجابر الصباح, DMG Aḥmad al-Ǧābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ ) was Sheikh of Kuwait from March 29, 1921 to January 29, 1950 , and the tenth ruler of the Kuwaiti as-Sabah dynasty.
He was born in Kuwait in 1885 as the eldest son of Jabir II as-Sabah , the Sheikh of Kuwait from 1915 to 1917. Ahmad al-Jabir as-Sabah was elected ruler after the death of his uncle Salim al-Mubarak as-Sabah in 1921. During his reign, Kuwait's borders were set by the British colonial powers, with about a third of the area being lost to neighbors Iraq and Saudi Arabia .
Sons
- His son Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah was Emir of Kuwait from 1977 to 2006 .
- His son Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah has been an emir since 2006.
Sabah I. | Abdullah I. | Jabir I. | Sabah II. | Abdullah II. | Muhammad | Mubarak | Jabir II. | Salim | Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah | Abdullah III. | Sabah III. | Jabir III. | Sa'ad I. | Sabah IV.
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| SURNAME | Sabah, Ahmad al-Jabir as- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | أحمد الجابر الصباح |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sheikh of Kuwait |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1950 |