Kuwait Embassy

Historians disagree about the exact date of the arrival of the Utub or Bani-Utbah in
Kuwait. The Utub, who are a clan of the Anaza tribe to which Al-Sabah belong,
migrated from Al-Aflag in Najd and eventually settled in Kuwait after a long migration.
There was a consensus among the inhabitants of Kuwait to choose Sabah bin Jaber
(1753) to administer justice and the affairs of the town, and settle the disputes of its
inhabitants.

There have since been 13 rulers of Kuwait form the Al-Sabah family according to the
following chronological
order :

1 Sheikh Sabah I bin Jaber                                                  1756 - 1762
2 Sheikh Abdallah I                                                               1765 - 1812
3 Sheikh Jaber                                                                       I 812 - 1859
4 Sheikh Sabah II                                                                  1859 - 1866
5 Sheikh Abdallah II                                                              1866 - 1892
6 Sheikh Muhammad I                                                          1892 - 1896
7 Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah                                                1 896 - 1915
8 Sheikh Jaber II                                                                    1915 - 1917
9 Sheikh Salem Al Mubarak                                                1917 - 1921
10 Sheikh Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah                                 1921 - 1950
11 Sheikh Abdallah Al Salem Al Sabah                             1950 - 1965
12 Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah                                 1965 - 1977
13 Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah                  1977 - 2006
14 Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah                The present ruler