Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, KCSI, KCIE (1885 - 29 January 1950) (Arabic: أحمد الجابر الصباح‎) was sheikh of Kuwait from 29 March 1921 until 29 January 1950, and the 10th ruler of the Al-Sabah dynasty of Kuwait.^[1]

He was the eldest son of Jabir II Al-Sabah, who was shaykh of Kuwait between 1915-17. Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah rose to power after the death of his uncle Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1921. During his reign, the borders of Kuwait were re-drawn at a meeting in 'Uqayr by Sir Percy Cox. Ahmad and many Kuwawitis were angry over the new borders, because approximately one-third of Kuwait's territory was ceded to 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, the ruler of Najd (and later, Saudi Arabia).

Contents 1 Death 2 Titles 3 Honours 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Death

He died at Kuwait's Dasman Palace in 1950. His son Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was the Emir of Kuwait from 1977 to 2006. His son Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the current emir (from 2006).

[edit] Titles

• 1885-1921: Sheikh Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah
• 1921-1922: His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies
• 1922-1929: His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, CIE
• 1929-1930: His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, CSI, CIE
• 1930-1937: His Excellency Sheikh Sir Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCIE, CSI
• 1937-1944: His Highness Sheikh Sir Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCIE, CSI
• 1944-1950: His Highness Sheikh Sir Ahmad I bin Jabir Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE

[edit] Honours

• Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) - 1930 (CIE-1922)
• King George V Silver Jubilee Medal - 1935
• King George VI Coronation Medal - 1937
• Style of Highness - 1937
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI, 1944; CSI, 1929)

[edit] See also

• List of emirs of Kuwait
• Al-Sabah

[edit] References

Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah House of Al-Sabah Born: 1885 Died: 29 January 1950
Regnal titles
Preceded by Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah	Sheikh of Kuwait 1921–1950	Succeeded by Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah

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