III. Abdullah was the ruling Sheikh of Kuwait between 1950 and 1965. III. Abdullah, Murad II. The eldest son of Szelim, he was born on July 4, 1546 in Manisa. His mother was Sultana Nurbanu, the ruler's favorite. He succeeded his father on the throne. In 1950 III. Kuwait was ruled by Sheikh Abdullah and became independent from British rule in 1961. In this year, Kuwait declared its independence, and the country began to function as an independent state. After independence, the National Assembly was established in Kuwait, which functioned as the lower house of the parliament. The members of the National Assembly were elected representatives and participated in legislation and political decision-making. In 1965, Sheikh Abdullah resigned from power, and his successor, III. Sheikh Sabah took over the throne. III. At the beginning of his reign, Abdullah came under the influence of the Venetian-born Sultan Safije. Later, the harem occupied his full attention and created a practice that was followed by later sultans: they lived their sybaritic lives within the walls of the harem, hardly caring about state affairs. Murád no longer even entered into a marriage in accordance with the norms of religious law. III. Abdullah's life thus involved many challenges and diplomatic maneuvers as the empire declined.

III. Sheikh Abdullah, later Emir, ruled from 1950 to 1965. During this period, Kuwait's minting showed significant development. In 1950, Sheikh Abdullah issued the first Kuwaiti coins. These coins were minted in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 pennies, and 1 dinar, and contained gold, silver, and copper. In 1951, Kuwait joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and began issuing its own currency, the Kuwaiti dinar. The dinar was based on the gold standard, and 1 dinar was worth 7.3223 grams of pure gold. In 1956, Kuwait introduced the Arabic numerals for coins. In 1959, the first paper money appeared. Paper money was produced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dinars. In 1961, Kuwait became independent from Great Britain. In this year, Sheikh Abdullah issued the first independent Kuwaiti coins. These coins were made in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 filers and 1 dinar and contained copper and nickel. In 1965 Sheikh Abdullah abdicated power. III. Abdullah's coinage brought significant development to Kuwait's financial system.