Jabir I (Kuwait)
Sheikh Jabir I ( Arabic جابر بن عبد الله الصباح, DMG Ǧābir bin ʿAbdallāh aṣ-Ṣabāḥ , also known as Jabir bin Abdallah as-Sabah or Jabir al-Aish ; other common transcriptions of "Jabir" are Jaber and Djabir ; * 1772 ; † 1859 ) was the third ruler of the royal Kuwaiti Al-Sabah dynasty. He ruled from 1814 to 1859 and was the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah .
The politically most important act of Jabir I happened when the British asked him to allow them to convert Kuwait into a protectorate . The emir refused and ensured that Kuwait would remain an independent state.
He was nicknamed Jabir al-Aish because he was said to have given the poor generously with rice and bread .
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 | Jabir I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | جابر بن عبد الله; Jabir bin Abdallah; Jabir al-Aish; Jaber I .; Djabir I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Regent of the royal Kuwaiti Al-Sabah dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1772 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1859 |