Sabah II Al-Sabah

Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah
4th Ruler of Kuwait
Reign1859 – November 1866
PredecessorJabir I
SuccessorAbd Allah II
Bornc. 1784
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
DiedNovember 1866 (aged 81-82)
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
IssueJarrah
Abd Allah II
Muhammad I
Ahmad
Jarrah
Mubarak I
Athbi
Ghumlar
Hamud
Jabir
Hababa
Haya
Mauza
Sabika
HouseAl-Sabah
FatherJabir I
Mothera daughter of Sheikh Sultan bin Sabah Al-Sabah

Sheikh Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah (c. 1784 – November 1866) was the fourth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 1859 to November 1866. He was the eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah, whom he succeeded. Sabah II was in turn succeeded by his eldest son Abdullah II Al-Sabah.[1]

  1. ^ Anscombe, Frederick F. (1997). The Ottoman Gulf : the creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10838-9. OCLC 36621924.