Jaber I Al-Sabah

Sheikh Jabir I. (Arabic جابر بن عبد الله الصباح, DMG Ǧābir 'm ʿ Abd aṣ -Sabah, also known as Jabir bin Abdullah al- Sabah al - Jabir or Aisch known, other common transcriptions of " Jabir " are Jaber and Djabir; * 1770, † 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 most important political fact Dschabirs I. happened when the British asked him to allow them to transform Kuwait into a protectorate. The Emir refused and made ​​sure that Kuwait was an independent state.

He was provided with the nickname Jabir al - Aisch, because it was said to have blessed 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

• Born in 1770
• Died in 1859
• Arab
• Man
• Emir (Kuwait)