
Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
politician
Who was Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah?
Ruled as the 11th Sheikh of Kuwait from 1950 to 1965 and is credited with establishing Kuwait's modern constitutional monarchy. Under his leadership, Kuwait gained independence from Britain in 1961 and adopted its first constitution in 1962.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (CC BY-SA 4.0).