Jaber I Al-Sabah

Not to be confused with Jabir ibn Abd Allah.

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah (Arabic: جابر بن عبد الله; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1775 – 1859) was the third ruler of the Sheikdom of Kuwait. He governed from 1814 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah, whom he succeeded upon his death.

Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah
3rd Ruler of Kuwait
Reign	3 May 1814 – 1859
Predecessor	Abd Allah I
Successor	Sabah II
Born	1775 Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died	1859 (aged 83–84)
Spouse	a daughter of Sheikh Sultan bin Sabah Al-Sabah
Issue	Sabah II Khalifa Salman Duaij Mubarak Ali Muhammad Hamud Abd Allah Malik Miqrin Bazah Jarah Shamlan
House	Sabah
Father	Abd Allah I

Reign

Jaber's foreign policy was more closely aligned with the Ottoman Empire and opposed to the British. He assisted the Ottomans in fighting against the Banu Ka'b for control of Basra and Khorramshahr, and rebuffed British attempts to make Kuwait a British protectorate. In 1822, he negotiated an agreement with Ibrahim Pasha that allowed Egyptian ships and caravans to pass through Kuwaiti territory. He sheltered political refugees during his reign, most notably Khalid bin Saud Al Saud from Najd, who fled from his cousin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud.^[1]

In 1841, he signed a treaty with the British, on freedom of navigation and opposition to the slave trade.^[1]

Legacy

He was succeeded by his eldest son Sabah II Al-Sabah.^[1]

Jaber I Al-Sabah's children were:

• Sheikh Sabah (the fourth ruler of Kuwait)
• Sheikh Khalifa
• Sheikha Bazza
• Sheikh Salman
• Sheikh Daij
• Sheikh Mujran
• Sheikh Mubarak
• Sheikh Ali
• Sheikh Mohammed
• Sheikh Hammoud
• Sheikh Jarrah
• Sheikh Shamlan
• Sheikh Abdullah