Sheikh Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخ حمد المبارك الصباح; 1894 - May 31, 1938) was one of the sons of Mubarak Al-Sabah, the seventh ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, and his wife Hessa bint Falah bin Rakan Al-Hithlain. He is the progenitor of the Al-Hamad branch of the Al-Sabah ruling family of Kuwait. Sheikh Hamad was one of three candidates nominated by the notables of Kuwait to potentially succeed Sheikh Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. It is said that he was the favorite child of his father. At his wedding, his father hosted a celebration in Kuwait that was unprecedented in its grandeur during that era.[1][2][3][4] In 2024, his grandson Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah became the first crown prince among his descendants.
| Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 31 May 1938 (aged 44) |
| House | Sabah |
| Father | Mubarak I |
| Mother | Hessa bint Falah bin Rakan Al-Hithlain |
Family tree
editOn May 17, 1908, Sheikh Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah married Sheikha Hessa Sabah Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. They had several children:[1][4]
- Sheikh Mubarak, father of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, a former Prime Minister of Kuwait.
- Sheikha Sharifa, who married Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, a former Emir of Kuwait.
- Sheikh Khaled, father of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, current Crown Prince of Kuwait, and of Mohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah and Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah, former ministers of defence and interior.
- Sheikh Fahad.
- Sheikha Naseema, who married Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the first independent Emir of Kuwait.
- Sheikha Nashmiya.
References
edit- ^ a b "حمد المبارك.. في ذكراه الثانية والسبعين". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ Kuwait Political Agency: Arabic Documents 1899-1949 (1 ed.). Archive Editions. 1994.
- ^ Crystal, Jill (1999). Oil and politics in the Gulf: rulers and merchants in Kuwait and Qatar. Cambridge Middle East library (Updated ed., transferred to digital repr ed.). Cambridge: Univ. Press. pp. 42, 43, 44. ISBN 978-0-521-46635-6.
- ^ a b Rush, A. de L. (1987). Al-Sabah: genealogy and history of Kuwait's ruling family, 1752-1986. Middle East cultures series. London; Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Ithaca Press. ISBN 978-0-86372-081-9.