KUWAIT

Al-Sabah Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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H.E. Shaikh Mubarak I bin Sabah al-Sabah, the Great, Shaikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE, had further issue:
  • 5) Shaikh Fahad Bey al-Sabah. b. ca. 1888 (s/o Wasmiya). He d. 18th May 1906.
  • 6) H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Mubarak al-Sabah, Deputy Ruler of Kuwait. b. at Kuwait, 1894 (s/o Hussa), educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent and Deputy Ruler by Shaikh Ahmad, 1921. Rcvd: Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron (1937) medals. m. (first) at Kuwait, May 1908, Shaikha Hussa bint Sabah al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Sabah Bey al-Sabah. m. (second) A‘ida. m. (third) … He d. at Kuwait, 31st May 1938, having had issue:
    • a) H.E. Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad al-Sabah. b. 1920 (s/o Hussa). Mbr Supreme Council 1955-1961, Presdt Dept for Religious Endowments and Orphans Affairs 1959-1962, Minister for Religious Endowments 1962-1964. m. (first) H.E. Shaikha Jazi bint Ahmad al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE, by his wife, Hussa bint Furain Al-Zaki al-Faris, daughter of Amir Furain al-Zaki al-Faris, Amir of Jahra. m. (second) Wadha bint ‘Ali al-Munir al-Subaie (d. at Kuwait City, 7th March 2019), daughter of ‘Ali bin ‘Abdu’ Rahman al-Munir al-Subaie. He had issue, eight sons and seven daughters:
      • i) Shaikh Hamad bin Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah (s/o the wife). He was accidently k. in the Lebanon, 1957 aged about fifteen years.
      • ii) H.E. Shaikh Jabir bin Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 1948 (s/o Wadha). Joined Amiri Diwan 1968, Assist Dir for Admin & Finance in the Amiri Diwan, Governor of Hawalli 1979-1985, and Al-Ahmadi 1985-1986, Minister for Social Affairs & Labour 1986-1988, Information 1988-1990, Defence 1991-1992 & 2001-2011, and the Interior 2006-2011, Adviser in the PM’s Officer 1992, Cdr Amiri Guards 2002-2003, Deputy Prime Minister 2001-2006, First Deputy Prime Minister 2006-2011, Prime Minister & Presdt Council of Ministers since 2011. Hon Presdt Suleibithat Club. Rcvd: the Order of Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa 1st class of Bahrain (21.1.2007), GC of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan (5.1.2009), and Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (16.12.2009), etc. m. at Kuwait City, 3rd February 1961, Shaikha Shekha bint Sabah Al-Nasir al-Mubarak al-Sabah (b. before 21st January 1947; d. 21st December 2014), daughter of Shaikh Sabah Bey al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Aisha bint Salim al-Sabah, daughter of H.E. Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait and dependencies, CSI. He had issue, seven sons and tw daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Sabah bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad Al-Sabah. b. 23rd July 1963, educ. Los Angeles, USA. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Sabah bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
          • (a) Shaikha Munira bint Sabah bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikh Hamad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
          • (a) Shaikha Badria bint Hamad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikh Khalid bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 27th September 1967 (twin with his brother Ahmad).
        • (4) Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 27th September 1967 (twin with his brother Khalid). He has issue, a son:
          • (a) Shaikh Jabir bin Ahmad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (5) Shaikh Fahad bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 14th August 1972.
        • (6) Shaikh Mubarak bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (7) Shaikh Wajid bin Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Murahib bint Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. m. 24th December 1978 (div.) Shaikh Talal bin Khalid al-Sabah, son of H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad al-Sabah, Minister for the Amiri Diwan, by his wife, Shaikha Nasima bint Hamud al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Hamud bin Jabir II al-Sabah – see below.
        • (2) Shaikha Shahad bint Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah.
      • iii) Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah (s/o Jazi). He d. from tuberculosis, 1948, aged about three years.
      • iv) Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah (s/o Jazi). m. Delal, née al-Ajmi. He had issue, two sons:
        • (1) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Salim al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
          • (a) Shaikh Salim bin ‘Abdu’llah bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (b) Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Abdu’llah bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (c) Shaikh Salman bin ‘Abdu’llah bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (a) Shaikha Lulwa bint ‘Abdu’llah bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikh Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. He has issue, three sons and two daughters:
          • (a) Shaikh Muhammad bin Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (b) Shaikh Mubarak bin Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (c) Shaikh Salim bin Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (a) Shaikha Al-Zein bint Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (b) Shaikha Dalal bint Raka’an bin Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
      • v) Shaikh Nasir bin Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (s/o Wadha). m. Shaikha Haya bint Khalid Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah. He had issue, one son:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Nasir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
          • (a) Shaikh Nasir bin Khalid bin Nasir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (b) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Khalid bin Nasir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (a) Shaikha Hayat bint Khalid bin Nasir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
          • (b) Shaikha Najla bint Khalid bin Nasir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • vi) Shaikh Hamad bin Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. b. 196x, named after his late elder brother (s/o Wadha). He has issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Al-Jazi bint Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikha Sharifa bint Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikha Rawdha bint Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
      • vii) Shaikh Ahmad bin Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.b. 1966 (s/o Wadha). He d. from heart failure, 1981.
      • viii) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. b. 1967 (s/o Wadha).
      • i) Shaikha Farida bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Jazi). She d. young from tuberculosis, 1948, aged about three years.
      • ii) Shaikha Fawzia bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Jazi). m. 1966, Shaikh Fahad bin Sabah Al-Sabah (b. 193x), son of Shaikh Sabah Bey Al-Sabah, by his wife, Sara, a daughter of the Bani Khalid tribe. She has issue, six sons and four daughters – above.
      • iii) Shaikha Wafiqa bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Wadha).
      • iv) Shaikha Widad bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Wadha). m. her first cousin, Shaikh Ahmad bin Khalid Al-Sabah, son of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah. She has issue, one son and three daughters – see below.
      • v) Shaikha Wafa bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Wadha).
      • vi) Shaikha Rabia bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (d/o Wadha).
      • vii) Shaikha Moufida bint Mubarak Al-Sabah. b. 1959 (d/o Wadha).
      • viii) Shaikha Mudhi bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. b. 1961 (d/o Wadha). m. Shaikh Fawaz bin Khalid Al-Sabah, son of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah. She has issue, two sons – see below.
      • ix) Shaikha Faida bint Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. b. 1962 (d/o Wadha).
    • b) H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah (s/o Hussa). m. H.E. Shaikha Mouza bint Ahmad Al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE, by his wife, Hussa, daughter of Amir Furain Al-Zaki Al-Faris, Amir of Jahra. He had issue, five sons and three daughters:
      • i) Shaikh Ahmad bin Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Widad bint Mubarak Al-Sabah, daughter of H.E. Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad Al-Sabah, sometime Minister for Religious Endowments, by his wife, Wadha bint Munir as-Sbei. He has issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. m. 2009, Shaikha Alia’a binti ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, daughter of H.E. Shaikh ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
          • (a) Shaikh Ahmad bin Khalad bin Ahmad Al-Khalad Al-Sabah. b. 27th May 2013.
          • (b) Shaikh Muhammad bin Khalad bin Ahmad Al-Khalad Al-Sabah. b. 8th July 2015.
          • (a) Shaikha Widad bint Khalad bin Ahmad Al-Khalad Al-Sabah. b. 14th July 2010.
          • (b) Shaikha Anwa’ar bint Khalad bin Ahmad Al-Khalad Al-Sabah. b. 11th December 2011.
        • (2) Shaikh Mubarak bin Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Shumayyil bint Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (2) Shaikha Mithaiyil bint Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikha Bishaiyir bint Ahmad Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
      • ii) H.E. Shaikh Sabah bin Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, GCMG (27.11.2012). b. at Kuwait, 3rd March 1953,educ. Kuwait Univ (BA 1977). Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1978, Diplomatic Attaché Arab Desk in the Political Dept 1978-1983, Second Sec UN Mission in New York 1983-1989, Deputy Dir Arab Dept at MOFA 1989-1992, Dir Office of the Under Sec 1992-1995, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1995-1998, Chief of National Security 1998-2006, Minister for Labour & Social Affairs 2006-2007, and Information 2007-2009, actg Minister for Waqf & Islamic Affairs 2009, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2011. Chair Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). Mbr National Security Council, Supreme Councils for Petroleum, Planning and Development, and the Environment Public Authority. Rcvd: King ‘Abdu’l Aziz Decoration 1st class of Saudi Arabia (1998). m. Shaikha Aida bint Salim Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Chair Brd of Trustees Shaikh Salim Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award, Dir Zain Group until 2012, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Salim bin ‘Ali bin Salim Al-Sabah, Presdt of the Supreme Defence Council and Head of the National Guard. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Al-Jawhara bint Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
      • ii) H.E. Shaikh Hamad bin Khalid Al-Sabah. m. (first) H.E. Shaikha Afrah bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Jabir III bin Ahmad I Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, GCB, GCMG, wife, Munira, daughter of Mishan Al-Lafi of the Mutair tribe. m. (second) ... He has issue, four sons and seven daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikh Jabir bin Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (4) Shaikh Nasir bin Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Wusayyif bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikha Hala bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikha Hussa bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (4) Shaikha Reem bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (5) Shaikha Al-Hanouf bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (6) Shaikha Sara bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
        • (7) Shaikha Nura bint Hamad Al-Sabah.
      • iv) H.E. Shaikh Muhammad bin Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. at Kuwait, 1955, educ. in the USA (BBA 1981). Joined Ministry of the Interior 1982, served as General Record Observer, Assist Dir General Record Dept & Secretariat, Dir Public Registry Dept, Dir Nationality Dept, Dir Nationality & Travel Documents Dept in Farwaniya Governorate, Acting Assist Under-Sec for Nationality Affairs & Travel Documents, Governor of Al-Ahmadi 1991-1996, Minister for the Interior 1996-2003 & 2013-2016, and Defence 2016-2017 (conc. actg Minister for Endowments & Islamic Affairs May-Oct 2014), Deputy Prime Minister 2001-2003 & 2013-2017, Advisor at the Amiri Diwan 2003-2009, Presdt National Security Agency 2009-2013. m. (first) Shaikha ‘Alia bint Salim al-‘Ali al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Salim bin ‘Ali bin Salim al-Sabah, sometime Presdt Supreme Defence Council and Head of the National Guard, by his third wife, H.E. Shaikha al-Anud bint Ahmad al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE. m. (second) ... He has issue, one son and nine daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Al-Jazi bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (2) Shaikha Al-Anud bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikha Hussa bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah, educ. Universal American Sch, Salww, Al-‘Asimah, and Kuwait Univ (B.Pet.Eng.), Kuwait. Mbr Strategic Planning Team of Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) since 2009.
        • (4) Shaikha Al-Jawhara bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (5) Shaikha Al-Maha bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (6) Shaikha Al-Zein bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (7) Shaikha Mudhi bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (8) Shaikha Alia bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Duaij bin Khalifa bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah (b. 10th February 1971; d. from heart failure, at Kuwait, 11th December 2021), son of Shaikh Khalifa bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Khalifa al-Sabah, by his wife, H.E. Shaikha Lulwa bint Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Jabir III bin Ahmad al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, GCB, GCMG. She had issue, one son and three daughters – see above.
        • (9) Shaikha Abir bint Muhammad al-Hamad al-Sabah.
      • v) Shaikh Fawaz bin Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Mudhi bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (b. 1961), daughter of H.E. Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad Al-Sabah, sometime Minister for Religious Endowments, by his wife, Wadha, daughter of Munir as-Sbei. He has issue, four sons and two daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Khalid bin Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 1982.
        • (2) Shaikh Turki bin Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah. b. 21st June 1983. He has issue, a daughter:
          • (a) Shaikha Mudhi bint Turki bin Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikh Mubarak bin Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah. m. at Kuwait, 12th November 2015, Shaikha Sara bint Khalid bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Nasir al-Sabah, daughter of H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin ‘Abdu’llah bin Sabah al-Nasir al-Sabah, GCVO, Chief of Amiri Protocol and Chamberlain since 2011.
        • (4) Shaikh Ahmad bin Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Muza bint Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikha Al-Jazi bint Fawaz al-Hamad al-Sabah.
      • i) Shaikha Faiza bint Khalid al-Sabah. m. Shaikh ‘Ali bin Hamud Al-Sabah, son of Shaikh Salman bin Hamud Al-Sabah. She had issue – see above.
      • ii) Shaikha Haya bint Khalid al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Nasir bin Mubarak al-Sabah, son of H.E. Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad al-Sabah, sometime Minister for Religious Endowments, by his second wife, Wadha bint ‘Ali al-Munir al-Subaie, daughter of ‘Ali bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman al-Munir al-Subaie. She had issue, one son – see above.
      • iii) Shaikha Iman bint Khalid al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Hamad bin Fahad Al-Sabah, son of H.E. Shaikh Fahad bin Hamad al-Sabah, by his wife, H.E. Shaikha Saheera bint Ahmad al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE.
    • c) H.E. Shaikh Fahad bin Hamad al-Sabah (s/o A‘ida). m. H.E. Shaikha Saheera bint Ahmad al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE, by his wife, Subha, daughter of Surur bin Nasir. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • i) Shaikh Hamad bin Fahad Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Iman bint Khalid Al-Sabah, daughter of his paternal uncle, H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Sabah, by his wife, H.E. Shaikha Mouza bint Ahmad Al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE. He had issue, five sons and five daughters:
        • (1) Shaikh Nawaf bin Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (2) Shaikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikh Fahad bin Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (4) Shaikh Mubarak bin Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (5) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (1) Shaikha Sahar bint Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (2) Shaikha Nouf bint Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (3) Shaikha Reem bint Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (4) Shaikha Farah bint Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
        • (5) Shaikha Maha bint Hamad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
      • ii) Shaikh Ahmad bin Fahad al-Sabah.
      • i) Shaikha Hanam bint Fahad al-Sabah.
      • ii) Shaikha Salwa bint Fahad al-Sabah.
    • a) H.H. Shaikha Sharifa bint Hamad al-Sabah (d/o Hussa). b. 1932. m. as his principal wife, H.H. Shaikh Jabir III bin Ahmad al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, GCB, GCMG (b. at Kuwait City, 19th June 1926), son of H.H. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, KCSI, KCIE. She d. 23rd June 2014, aged 84 years, having had issue, two sons and one daughter – see below.
    • b) H.E. Shaikha Nasima bint Hamad al-Sabah (d/o the wife). m. as his wife, H.H. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah III bin Salim al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, GCMG, CIE, Assoc. KStJ (b. 1895; d. at the Dasman Palace, Kuwait City, 24th November 1965), son of H.E. Shaikh Salim bin Mubarak al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait and dependencies, CSI. She d.s.p. – see below.
    • c) Shaikha Nashima bint Hamad al-Sabah (d/o the wife).unm.
  • 7) Shaikh Saud Bey al-Sabah (s/o Amina). He d. aged two years.
  • 8) Field Marshal H.H. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Mubarak al-Sabah, KCMG (13.10.1959), CIE (1.1.1945). b. at Kuwait, 23rd August 1914 (s/o Shafiqa). educ. privately. Appointed as Deputy Ruler following the death of his elder brother, 1938. Governor of Kuwait City 1942-1961 (Deputy Governor until 1942), Dir Depts of Public Security 1942-1958, Passports & Travel 1949-1958 and Civil Aviation 1956-1958, COS of the Army 1954-1961 and Head of the Police and Public Security Dept 1958-1961, Presdt Education Council 1955-1956, Mbr Supreme Council 1955-1961, Representative to Islamic Conference in Algiers 1958. Went into voluntary exile in the Lebanon 1961-1964, France 1964-1965 and Egypt 1965. Hon Presdt Kuwait Sports Fed 1952-1961, National Culture Club 1953-1961, and Al-Ahli Club. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Merit (1960) and the Cedars of the Lebanon (1949), Civil Merit of Syria (1952), Nile (1973) and the Republic of Egypt (1960), Throne of Morocco (9.11.1961), and Renaissance of the Jordan, GO of the Order of the Two Rivers of Iraq (30.3.1952), and GC of the Order of SS Peter & Paul of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (1960). m. (first) (div.) Hayat al-Naqib (m. second, Khalid Al-Ghunaim), who had no issue. m. (second) “Umm Nawal”. m. (third) at Kuwait, 15th September 1960, Shaikha Dr So’ad bint Muhammad al-Sabah (b. at Kuwait, 22nd May 1942), educ. Al-Khansaa Sch and Murqab Secondary Sch for Girls, Kuwait, Cairo Univ (BSc Econ 1973), Cairo, Egypt, SOAS, London, and Univ of Surrey (PhD), writer, publisher and broadcaster, founder of the Suad al-Sabah Publishing & Distribution House 1985, Fellow St Catherine’s Coll, Oxford, Chair Abdullah Mubarak Fndn, Hon Presdt Kuwaiti-British Friendship Soc, Founder Mbr Arab Cultural Establishment (Lebanon) and Arab Human Rights Org (Cairo), author of “Development Planning in Kuwait” (1983), “Kuwait: Autonomy of a Crisis Economy” (1984), “The Gulf Falcon, Abdallah Mubarak Al-Sabah” (1995), “Human Rights Between Theory and Application” (1997), daughter of Shaikh Muhammad bin Sabah al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Shekha bint Ahmad al-Thaqib, daughter of Shaikh Ahmad bin Yusuf al-Thaqib. He d. at London, 16th June 1991 (bur. Sulaibikhat Cemetery, Al-Asimah, Kuwait), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
    • a) Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at Beirut, Lebanon, 29th August 1961 (s/o So’ad), educ. Cairo, Egypt. He d. following a severe asthma attack onboard a flight from Cairo to Geneva, at Athens, Greece, 15th June 1975 (bur. Sulaibikhat Cemetery, Al-Asimah, Kuwait).
    • b) Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at Cairo, Egypt, 1971 (s/o So’ad). He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
      • i) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • ii) Shaikh Fahad bin Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
      • iii) Shaikh Sabah bin Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
      • i) Shaikha So’ad bint Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
      • ii) Shaikha Fazila bint Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
      • iii) Shaikha Noor bint Muhammad bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
    • c) Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at Cairo, Egypt, 1978 and named after his later brother (s/o So’ad). He has issue, a daughter:
      • i) Shaikha So’ad bint Mubarak bin ‘Abdu’llah al-Sabah.
    • a) Shaikha Nawal bint ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at Kuwait, 1954 (d/o Umm Nawal), educ. USA.
    • b) Shaikha Amnia bint ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at Cairo, Egypt, 1972 (d/o So’ad).
    • c) Shaikha Shaima bint ‘Abdu’llah al-Mubarak al-Sabah. b. at the Hadi Hospital, Kuwait, 1980 (d/o So’ad).
  • 1) Shaikha Sharifa Bibi bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Amina). m. as his wife, Shaikh Saud Bey al-Sabah (b. 1876; d. 23rd January 1933), son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Shaikh Muhammad Pasha al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. She d. 1933, having had issue – see above.
  • 2) Shaikha Hussa bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Al-Jazi). m. (first) as his seconcd wife, Shaikh Salman bin Hamud al-Sabah (b. 1881; d. at the Maud Hospital, Basra, 17th November 1933 (bur. Zubair Cemetary), son of Shaikh Hamud bin Sabah II al-Sabah. m. (second) at Kuwait, May 1940, Shaikh Salim bin Hamud al-Sabah (b. 1886; d. at Beirut, 3rd September 1945), son of Shaikh Hamud bin Sabah II al-Sabah. She d. at a London clinic, 2nd May 1962, having had issue, one son and three daughters by her second husband – see above.
  • 3) Shaikha Mudhi bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Hussa). She d. unm. at Kuwait, January 1958.
  • 4) Shaikha Mariam bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Fatima). m. as his seconcd wife, Shaikh Saud Bey Al-Sabah (b. 1876; d. 23rd January 1933), son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Shaikh Muhammad Pasha al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. She d. at Kuwait, 14th March 1981, having had issue, four sons and two daughters – see above.
  • 5) Shaikha Habiba bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Ghanima). She d. unm. at Kuwait, ca. 1922.
  • 6) Shaikha Mauza bint Mubarak al-Sabah (d/o Ghanima). m. at Kuwait, May 1908, Shaikh Sabah Bey al-Sabah (b. 1874; d. after 1921), son of her paternal uncle, H.E.Shaikh Muhammad Pasha al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. She was k. in a fire, 1932.
  • 7) Shaikha Aisha bint Mubarak al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Ibrahim bin Jabir al-‘Ali al-Sabah (b. 1894; d. 19xx), son of Shaikh Jabir bin Fazil al-Sabah, by a slave. She d. at Kuwait, 1950, having had issue – see above.
  • 8) Shaikha Bibi bint Mubarak al-Sabah.
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