Portal:Kuwait/Selected biography
Jaber III Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, GCB (Hon), GCMG (Hon) (29 June 1926 - 15 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح) of the al-Sabah dynasty, was the 3rd Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Military of Kuwait; serving from 31 December 1977 until his death on 15 January 2006 due to cerebral hemorrhage. The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and Economy from 1962 until 1965, when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.