Sabah bin Jaber
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Sabah bin Jaber (Sabah I) was the first ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty. The official Kuwaiti history states that he was unanimously chosen for the position of sheikh.
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Reign of Sabah bin Jaber
There seems to be some dispute about the beginning of bin Jaber's reign, with many historians believing this to have occurred in 1752, or within a few years of that date. Upon his death, in 1776, Sabah I was succeeded by his youngest son, Abdullah bin Sabah.
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