Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, romanized: ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) or Jaber III was Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Sabah.
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Emir of Kuwait
Reign31 December 1977 – 4 August 1990 (1st time) 28 February 1991 – 15 January 2006 (2nd time)
PredecessorSabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
SuccessorSaddam Hussein As President of the Republic of Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Prime Ministers
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  • Himself (1977–1978)
    Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1978–1990) 1st time (1991–2003) 2nd time
    Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2003–2006)
Prime Minister of Kuwait
Reign30 November 1965 – 8 February 1978
PredecessorSabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
SuccessorSaad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir
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  • Sabah III
    Himself
Born(1926-06-29)29 June 1926
Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died15 January 2006(2006-01-15) (aged 79)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Burial
Sulaibikhat cemetery, Kuwait
HouseSabah
FatherAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
MotherBibi Salem Mubarak Al-Sabah
ReligionSunni Islam

The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and economy from 1962 to 1965 when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler. He was the 13th ruler in the family dynasty.

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