| Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
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| Emir of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 31 December 1977 – 15 January 2006 |
| Predecessor | Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
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| Prime Minister of Kuwait | |
| Reign | 30 November 1965 – 8 February 1978 |
| Predecessor | Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Successor | Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah |
| Emir | See list
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| Born | 29 June 1926 Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait |
| Died | 15 January 2006 (aged 79) Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Burial | Sulaibikhat Cemetery, Kuwait |
| House | Sabah |
| Father | Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Mother | Bibi Salem Mubarak Al-Sabah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006)[1][2] (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.
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.[3] He was the 13th ruler in the family dynasty.[4]
- ^ Laura Etheredge (Ed.). "Persian Gulf States: Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates". New York, NY: Britannica Educational Publishing, 2011. Print. p. 53
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- ^ Whitaker, Brian (16 January 2006). "The Emir of Kuwait". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2021.