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Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Ruler of Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 1950 to 1965

Field	Value
name	Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
عبد الله السالم الصباح
image	Shaikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah.jpg
birth_date	1895
birth_place	Sheikhdom of Kuwait
death_date
death_place	Kuwait City, Kuwait
succession	1st Emir of the State of Kuwait
reign	19 June 1961 – 24 November 1965
predecessor	Himself as ruler
successor	Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
succession1	11th Ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait
reign1	29 January 1950 – 18 June 1961
coronation1	25 February 1950
predecessor1	Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
successor1	Himself as emir
issue	Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
father	Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
mother	Sheikha Mariam bint Jarrah Al-Sabah
house	Sabah

عبد الله السالم الصباح Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (, 1895 – 24 November 1965) was the eleventh ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 1950 to 1961 and the first Emir of the State of Kuwait after the country gained its independence from Great Britain on 19 June 1961.

Biography

Abdullah was the eldest son of Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. He was the minister of finance from 1939 to 1940. He took power after the death of his cousin Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and also ruled as regent upon the death of his father until the election of Sheikh Ahmad. The anniversary of his coronation, 25 February, serves as Kuwait's national day.

Unlike his predecessors, Abdullah was more pro-Arab than pro-British. He effectively ended the British "protectorate" status of Kuwait by signing a treaty with the British on 19 June 1961. He is regarded as the founder of modern Kuwait. He introduced the Constitution of Kuwait in 1962, followed by the Parliament in 1963. He is regarded as having been more committed to constitutionalism and parliamentary democracy than successive rulers.

Death

Abdullah Al-Salim died on 24 November 1965, after suffering from a heart attack during the opening session of the National Assembly.

Honours and awards

National

[[File:The Order of National Defence.gif|60px]] Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of National Defence
[[File:Military Duty Order (Kuwait).gif|60px]] Sovereign Grand Master of the Military Duty Order

References

"وزارة المالية - دولة الكويت".
(26 February 2015). "National and liberation days". Kuwait Times.
Crystal, Jill. (1994). "Kuwait: Constitution". [[Federal Research Division]], [[Library of Congress]].
Paul Salem. (June 2007). "Kuwait: Politics in a Participatory Emirate". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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