Abdullah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah (1740 – 3 May 1814) was the second ruler of the

Sheikhdom of Kuwait The Emirate of Kuwait () was an Emirate. The emirate became a British protectorate between 1899 and 1961 following the Anglo-Kuwaiti agreement of 1899. This agreement was made between Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah and the British Government in India, ...

, ruling from 10 January 1762 to 3 May 1814. He was the youngest son of

Sabah bin Jaber Sheikh Abu Salman Sabah I bin Jaber Al Sabah () (c. 1700–1762) was the first ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. He was chosen by his community for the position of sheikh.Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, Geographical, Vol ...

, upon whose death he succeeded. He is also the father of

Jaber I Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah (; 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. Reign ...

who succeeded him.

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18th-century people from the Ottoman Empire 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire 18th-century Kuwaiti people 19th-century Kuwaiti people 1740 births 1814 deaths Rulers of Kuwait House of Al-Sabah 18th-century Arab people {{MEast-royal-stub