Sabah II Al-Sabah

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Sheikh Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah (1784/1810(disputed)-November 1866) was the fourth al-Sabah emir of Kuwait, ruling from 1859 to November of 1866. He was the eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah who he succeeded. Sheikh Sabah negotiated the Anglo-Kuwaiti Maritime truce of 1841.

[edit] See also

• History of Kuwait
• List of emirs of Kuwait
• Al-Sabah

Preceded by Jaber I Al-Sabah

Emir of Kuwait 1859–1866

Succeeded by Abdullah II Al-Sabah