Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah
Appearance
Sabah II Al-Jaber I Al-Sabah | |
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Reign | May 1892 – 1896 |
Predecessor | Abdullah II Al-Sabah |
Successor | Mubarak Al-Sabah |
Born | 1845 Kuwait |
Died | 17 May 1896 | (aged 50–51)
Father | Sabah II Al-Sabah |
Mother | a daughter of Emir Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Thaqib |
Muhammad al-Sabah Al-Sabah also known as Noor Al Sabah (1838 – 1896) was the sixth ruler of Kuwait. He ruled between May 1893 and 1896 [1] during which he held the title of Pasha from the Ottoman Sultan. He was the second son of Sabah II Al-Sabah and succeeded his half-brother Abdullah II Al-Sabah upon his death. Sheikh Muhammad and his brother Jarrah was assassinated in his house by another brother, Mubarak Al-Sabah on 17 May 1896.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b H. St. John Philby (1955). Saudi Arabia. London: Ernest Benn. p. 236. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ^ Alghanim, Salwa (15 October 1998). The Reign of Mubarak-Al-Sabah: Shaikh of Kuwait 1896-1915. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860643507.