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Sabah I bin Jaber
Sabah I bin Jaber
1st Ruler of Kuwait
Reign	1752–1762
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Abdullah I Al-Sabah
Governor of Kuwait
Reign	1718–1752
Born	c. 1700
Died	1762 (aged 61–62)
Spouse	A sister of Shaikhah bin Khalifa bin Muhammad bin Faisal al-Enezi
Issue	Salman; Muhammad; Jarrah; Mubarak; Malik; Sultan; Abd Allah I; Fatima
House	Sabah (founder)

Sheikh Abu Salman Sabah I bin Jaber Al Sabah (Arabic: أبو سلمان صباح بن جابر الصباح الأول) (c. 1700–1762) was the first ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. He was chosen by his community for the position of sheikh.^[1]

Reign of Sabah bin Jaber

The families of the Bani Utbah finally arrived in Kuwait in the mid 1700s and settled after receiving permission from the Emir of al-Hasa Sa'dun bin Muhammad who ruled from 1691 to 1722.^[2] In 1718, the head of each family in the town of Kuwait gathered and chose Sabah I bin Jaber as the Sheikh of Kuwait, becoming a governor of sorts underneath the Emir of Al Hasa.^[2]

In 1752, Kuwait became independent after an agreement between the Sheikh of Kuwait and the Emir of Al Hasa in which Al Hasa recognised Sabah I bin Jaber's independent rule over Kuwait and in exchange Kuwait would not ally itself or support the enemies of Al Hasa or interfere in the internal affairs of Al Hasa in any way. Upon his death, Sabah I was succeeded by his youngest son, Abdullah bin Sabah.^[2]

References

^ Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, Geographical, Volume 1, Historical Part 1, John Gordon Lorimer,1905, p1000
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

Regnal titles
Sabah I bin Jaber House of Sabah Born: c. 1700 Died: 1762
New title Independence of Kuwait, himself as governor from 1718	Sheikh of Kuwait 1752–1762	Succeeded by Abdullah I Al-Sabah