Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

Salem Mubarak Al-Sabah
سالم المبارك الصباح
9th Ruler of Kuwait
Reign5 February 1917 – 23 February 1921
PredecessorJaber II
SuccessorAhmad I
Born1864
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Died23 February 1921(1921-02-23) (aged 56–57)
Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
IssueAbdullah III
Bibi
Ali
Fahad
Sabah
Duaij
Aisha
Hussa
Sabika
Luluwah
FatherMubarak I
MotherShekha bint Duaij Al-Sabah[citation needed]

Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ سالم المبارك الصباح; born 1864 – 23 February 1921) was the ninth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait.[1]

The second son of Mubarak I he is the progenitor of the Al-Salim branch of the Al-Sabah family ruling from 5 February 1917 to 23 February 1921 after succeeding his brother Jabir II.[1] Before becoming ruler, Salim was the governor of Kuwait City between 1915 and 1917, as well as the chief cavalry and infantry commander during the 1920 Battle of Jahra. His rule was succeeded by Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah following his death in February 1921.[2]

  1. ^ a b Khalid Abdullah Krairi (October 2016). "John Philby and his political roles in the Arabian Peninsula, 1917-1953" (PhD Thesis). University of Birmingham. p. 200. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Anthony B. Toth (2005). "Tribes and Tribulations: Bedouin Losses in the Saudi and Iraqi Struggles Over Kuwait's Frontiers, 1921–1943". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 32 (2): 145–167. doi:10.1080/13530190500281424. S2CID 154636834.