| 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 |
