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Sheikh Jābir al-Aḥmad al-Jābir al-Ṣabāḥ: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Sheikh Jābir al-Aḥmad al-Ṣabāḥ
Born June 29, 1926 • Kuwait • Kuwait
Died January 15, 2006 (aged 79) • Kuwait • Kuwait
Title / Office emir (1977-2006), Kuwait • prime minister (1965-1977), Kuwait
House / Dynasty Ṣabāḥ dynasty
Role In Persian Gulf War

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