Abdullah I Al-Sabah

Abdullah Al-Sabah
Abdullah Al-Sabah
2nd Ruler of Kuwait
Reign	1762 – 3 May 1814
Predecessor	Sabah I
Successor	Jabir I
Born	1740; Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died	3 May 1814 (aged 73–74)
Issue	Jabir I; Duaij; Muhhamad; Mariam
House	Al-Sabah
Father	Sabah I
Mother	a sister of Sheikh Khalifa bin Muhammad bin Faisal al-Utabi

Abdullah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah (1740 – 3 May 1814) was the second ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 10 January 1762 to 3 May 1814. He was the youngest son of Sabah bin Jaber, upon whose death he succeeded. He is also the father of Jaber I Al-Sabah who succeeded him.^[1]

^ Anscombe, Frederick F. (1997). The Ottoman Gulf : the creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10838-9. OCLC 36621924.

[1] Anscombe, Frederick F. (1997). The Ottoman Gulf : the creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10838-9. OCLC 36621924.

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