Mubarak Al-Sabah

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Sheikh Sir Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah, KCSI, KCIE (1837 - November 28, 1915) (Arabic: الشيخ مبارك بن صباح الصباح) "the Great" was the ruler of Kuwait from May 18, 1896 to his death on November 28, 1915. Mubarak ascended the throne upon assassinating his brother, Muhammad bin Sabah. Mubarak was the seventh ruler of the Al-Sabah dynasty. Mubarak was also the father of two important rulers of Kuwait that succeeded him, Jaber II Al-Sabah and Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, from which the Al-Jaber and Al-Salim branches originated from respectively. It is widely believed that he assassinated two of his brothers (the Emir Mohamed, and the then crown prince Jarrah) out of greed for power and jealousy.

Sheikh Mubarak obtained diplomatic recognition of Kuwait from the Ottoman Empire in 1897 along with the title of Pasha (as did his assassinated brother). He signed a protectorate treaty with the United Kingdom on November 23, 1899, pledging himself and his successors not to receive foreign agents or representatives or to cede or sell territory without the approval of the British government.

[edit] Sources

• "Background Note: Kuwait" (November 2005); Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, United States State Department; retrieved January 31, 2006
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[edit] See also

• List of emirs of Kuwait
• Al-Sabah

Preceded by Muhammad Al-Sabah

Emir of Kuwait 1896–1915

Succeeded by Jaber II Al-Sabah