Editing House of Sabah

{{Short description|Ruling dynasty of Kuwait}}
{{Other uses|Sabah (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox family|
| name = House of Sabah
| native_name = آل صباح
| country = [[Kuwait]]
| region = 
| parent house = [[Bani Utbah]]
| cadet_branches = 
| current head = [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]
| coat of arms = Emblem of the State of Kuwait.svg
| image = File:Flag of Kuwait.svg
| caption = Emblem and flag of Kuwait
| titles = *[[Emir of Kuwait|Emir]]
*[[Crown Prince of Kuwait|Crown Prince]]  
* [[Sheikh]]
| founded = c. 1752
| founder = [[Sabah I bin Jaber|Sabah I]]
| traditions = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
}}
{{Politics of Kuwait}}
The '''House of Sabah''' ({{langx|ar|آل صباح}} ''Āl Ṣabāḥ'') is the ruling family of [[Kuwait]].

==History==
===Origin===
The Al Sabah family originate from the [[Bani Utbah]] confederation.<ref name=b_slot/><ref name=hamphd>{{cite web|author=Hamad Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Al Tuwaijri|title=Political power and rule in Kuwait|url=http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1687/1/1996altuwaijriphd.pdf |publisher=Glasgow University|access-date=5 February 2021|page=6|format=PhD Thesis|date=1996}}</ref> Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from [[Umm Qasr]] in southern Iraq by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] due to their predatory habits of preying on caravans in [[Basra]] and trading ships in the [[Shatt al-Arab]].<ref name="qdl1">{{cite web|url=http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575946.0x00009c|title='Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1000] (1155/1782)|date=30 September 2014|publisher=qdl.qa|page=1000|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> According to one oral tradition, the Al Sabah family settled across various regions in southern [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]],<ref name=b_slot/> until they finally settled in what is now Kuwait around the mid-1700s.<ref name=b_slot>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zoTsorEN_yEC&pg=PA70|title=The Origins of Kuwait|pages=70–71|author=B. Slot|year=1991|publisher=BRILL |isbn=9004094091}}</ref> According to another oral tradition, told to the Political Agent by Shaikh Abdulla, the Sabahs fled drought in central Arabia in the early 1700s. They migrated south, but finding conditions bleaker still, returned and now with other families migrated to [[Zubarah|Zubara]], on Qatar's west coast. Conditions there were no better so they migrated again, this time north to Kuwait where, finding water, they settled. On the last leg of the journey they had ''atabu-ila al-shimal'' (moved to the north). And that, according to one tradition, was the origin of the name Bani Utub.<ref name="Crystal 1990">{{Cite book|last=Crystal|first=Jill|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19722357|title=Oil and politics in the Gulf : rulers and merchants in Kuwait and Qatar|date=1990|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0-521-36639-9|location=Cambridge [England]|oclc=19722357}}</ref> Soon after founding a settlement in Kuwait, a [[Sabah I|Sabah]] became leader, ruling until his death in 1762.

===Mubarak the Great===
The reign of [[Mubarak the Great]] (1896-1915) forged the critical alliance between Kuwait and Britain. In the late 19th century, resurgent Ottoman power coupled with rising [[House of Saud|Al-Saud]] power drew Kuwait closer to the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]]. This began to change as the century closed. When [[Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah|Sheikh Mohammed]] came to power in 1892, disagreements soon arose between him and his brother Mubarak. Muhammad dealt with this by busying Mubarak with affairs outside the capital. In 1896 he summoned his sons, [[Jaber II Al-Sabah|Jabir]] and [[Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah|Salim]], and some supporters and rode to Kuwait, secretly entering Muhammed's house. There he killed Muhammed and his brother Jarrah. In the morning, Mubarak announced that his brothers had died, and that he ruled in their stead.<ref name="Crystal 1990"/>

===Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim===
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah ended the British protectorate status of Kuwait by signing a treaty with the [[United Kingdom|British]] on 19 June 1961.  He introduced the [[Constitution of Kuwait]] in 1962, followed by the [[National Assembly of Kuwait|Parliament]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Herb|first=Michael|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/897815115|title=The wages of oil : Parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE|date=2014|isbn=978-0-8014-5469-1|location=Ithaca|oclc=897815115}}</ref>

===Gulf War===
During the Gulf War, the Emir of Kuwait [[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]] and his government ran the exiled government from a hotel in [[Ta'if|Ta'if, Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Crystal 1990"/>

From Ta'if, Sheikh Jaber set up his government so that its ministers were in communication with the people still in [[Kuwait]]. The government was able to direct an underground armed resistance made up of both military and civilian forces and was able to provide public services to the Kuwaiti people who remained, such as emergency care through the funds that it had saved from oil revenues.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Schmitt|first1=Eric|last2=Times|first2=Special To the New York|date=1991-01-05|title=Confrontation in the Gulf;|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/05/world/confrontation-in-the-gulf.html|access-date=2021-09-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the meantime, Sheikh Jaber and his government lobbied to receive military support action against Iraq before and during the Gulf War. When the war ended on 28 February 1991, Sheikh Jaber remained in Saudi Arabia while declaring three months of [[martial law]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last1=Ibrahim|first1=Youssef M.|last2=Times|first2=Special To the New York|date=1991-03-04|title=AFTER THE WAR: Kuwait City; Nagging Question Lies Beneath Kuwait's Rejoicing: When Is the Emir Coming Home?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/04/world/after-war-kuwait-city-nagging-question-lies-beneath-kuwait-s-rejoicing-when-emir.html|access-date=2021-09-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

By imposing martial law, government officials were able to ensure that there were no Iraqis still in Kuwait who may have attempted to once again overthrow the government. They were also tasked with making sure that the country was safe enough for Sheikh Jaber and his government to return, which they eventually did on 15 March 1991.<ref name=":0" />

== Public feuds ==
Kuwaiti political scientist Mohammed Alwuhaib has argued that "members of the Al Sabah [have] interfered in and manipulated political and economic factions as a tool to weaken each other, with allegations of corruption a particularly common tactic."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Alwuhaib|first=Mohammed|date=30 November 2012|title=Kuwait: The Crisis and its Future|url=https://www.arab-reform.net/publication/kuwait-the-crisis-and-its-future/|journal=Arab Reform Bulletin|volume=63|pages=2}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=Ulrichsen|first1=Kristian|last2=Henderson|first2=Simon|date=October 4, 2019|title=Kuwait: A Changing System Under Stress|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/kuwait-changing-system-under-stress-sudden-succession-essay-series|journal=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy}}</ref>

In August 2011, supporters of Sheikh [[Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah]] "discovered" documents that incriminated up to one-third of Kuwaiti politicians in what quickly became the largest political corruption scandal in Kuwaiti history.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Everyone's a loser as Kuwait's 'Black Wednesday' leaves opposition weaker and regime foundering {{!}} Gulf States Newsletter|url=https://www.gsn-online.com/article/everyones-loser-kuwaits-black-wednesday-leaves-opposition-weaker-and|access-date=17 October 2020|website=www.gsn-online.com}}</ref> By October 2011, 16 Kuwaiti politicians were alleged to have received payments of $350m in return for their support of government policy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Diwan|first=Kristin Smith|title=Kuwait's constitutional showdown|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/11/17/kuwaits-constitutional-showdown/|access-date=17 October 2020|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2013, allies of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad claimed to possess tapes purportedly showing that Sheikh [[Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah]] and [[Jassem Al-Kharafi]] were discussing plans to topple the Kuwaiti government.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 March 2015|title='Fake' video tape ends Kuwait coup investigation|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31947945|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad appeared on local channel [[Al-Watan (Kuwait)|Al-Watan]] TV describing his claims.<ref>{{Cite web|title=فيديو: أحمد الفهد الصباح عبر قناة الوطن: يشرح قصة (الشريط) وكيف تعامل معه: وصلني من مصدر مجهول !|url=https://alziadiq8.com/77818.html|access-date=17 October 2020|website=مدونة الزيادي|language=ar}}</ref>

In April 2014 the Kuwaiti government imposed a total [[media blackout]] to ban any reporting or discussion on the issue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuwait orders media blackout on 'coup' video|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/4/11/kuwait-orders-media-blackout-on-coup-video|access-date=17 October 2020|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> In March 2015, Kuwait's public prosecutor dropped all investigations into the alleged coup plot and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad read a public apology on Kuwait state television renouncing the coup allegations.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 November 2018|title=Indicted Kuwaiti Sheikh Steps Aside From I.O.C. (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|agency=The Associated|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/sports/indicted-kuwaiti-sheikh-steps-aside-from-ioc.html|access-date=17 October 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Since then, "numerous associates of his have been targeted and detained by the Kuwaiti authorities on various charges,"<ref name=":1" /> most notably members of the so-called "[[Fintas Group]]" that had allegedly been the original circulators of the fake coup video.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuwaiti royals jailed after appeal in social media case fails|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/kuwaiti-royals-jailed-after-appeal-in-social-media-case-fails-639130.html|access-date=17 October 2020|website=ArabianBusiness.com|language=en}}</ref>

In December 2015, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad was convicted of "disrespect to the public prosecutor and attributing a remark to the country's ruler without a special permission from the emir's court," issuing a suspended six-month prison sentence and a fine of 1,000 Kuwaiti Dinar. In January 2016, the Kuwaiti appeals court overturned the prior ruling and cleared Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad of all charges.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 January 2016|title=Kuwaiti court overturns conviction of ruling family member - media|language=pt|work=Reuters|url=https://br.reuters.com/article/uk-kuwait-trial-sheikhahmad-idUKKCN0V411W|url-status=dead|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020024549/https://br.reuters.com/article/uk-kuwait-trial-sheikhahmad-idUKKCN0V411W|archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

In November 2018, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad, along with four other defendants, were charged in Switzerland with [[forgery]] related to the fake coup video.<ref name="forgery">{{Cite web|date=17 November 2018|title=Powerful Kuwaiti IOC member to be tried in Switzerland for forgery|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20181117-powerful-kuwaiti-ioc-member-be-tried-switzerland-forgery|access-date=17 October 2020|work=France 24|language=en}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad temporarily stepped aside from his role at the [[International Olympic Committee]], pending an ethics committee hearing into the allegations.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 November 2018|title=Indicted Kuwaiti Sheikh Steps Aside From I.O.C. (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/sports/indicted-kuwaiti-sheikh-steps-aside-from-ioc.html|access-date=17 October 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 November 2018|title=Sheikh Ahmad al-Sabah stands down from IOC amid forgery allegations|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/19/sheikh-ahmad-al-sabah-stands-down-ioc-forgery-allegations-olympic|access-date=20 October 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> In August 2021, Sheikh Ahmed attended court alongside three of the other four defendants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-30|title=Trial of Olympic sheikh on forgery charges opens in Geneva|url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-europe-middle-east-geneva-2020-tokyo-olympics-82b934f59092f963bd8895e9f9dea5f5|access-date=2021-08-31|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympic official quizzed for 5 hours in Geneva forgery trial|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/olympic-official-quizzed-hours-geneva-forgery-trial-79753447|access-date=2021-09-01|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> In September 2021, Sheikh Ahmed was convicted of forgery along with the four other defendants.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Farge|first=Emma|date=10 September 2021|title=Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad convicted of forgery in Geneva trial|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kuwaits-sheikh-ahmad-convicted-forgery-geneva-trial-2021-09-10/|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Panja|first=Tariq|date=10 September 2021|title=Olympics Power Broker Convicted in Forgery Case|work=[[New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/sports/soccer/ahmad-al-Sabah-convicted.html}}</ref> He denied wrongdoing and plans to appeal.<ref name=":22"/>

In November 2019, former deputy prime minister and minister of interior [[Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah|Sheikh Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah]] was dismissed from office after minister of defense [[Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah]] filed a complaint with the Kuwaiti Attorney General alleging embezzlement of 240 million Kuwaiti dinars ($794.5 million) of Kuwait government funds had taken place during Khaled's tenure as minister of defense.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuwait Defence Minister Shaikh Nasser takes aim at outgoing premier Jaber|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-defence-minister-shaikh-nasser-takes-aim-at-outgoing-premier-jaber-1.67890248|access-date=2021-09-02|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref> In July 2020, the [[United States Department of Justice|US Department of Justice]] filed an [[asset forfeiture]] claim against [[The Mountain Beverly Hills]] and other real property in the United States, alleging a group of three Kuwaiti officials, including Sheikh Khaled Al Jarrah, set up unauthorized accounts in the name of the country's Military Attache Office in London, known as the 'Army Fund.' They allegedly funded the accounts with over $100m of Kuwaiti public money and used it for their own purposes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-16|title=Stolen Kuwaiti Money in Beverly Hills 'Mountain,' U.S. Says|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/stolen-kuwaiti-money-behind-beverly-hills-mountain-u-s-says|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> In March 2021, the Kuwaiti ministerial court ordered the detention of Khaled Al Jarrah, who was arrested and imprisoned.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=Kuwait transfers ex-interior minister to prison pending probe|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210315-kuwait-transfers-ex-interior-minister-to-prison-pending-probe/|access-date=2021-09-02|website=Middle East Monitor|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 13 April 2021, a Kuwaiti court ordered the detention of former prime minister [[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah|Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah]] on corruption charges related to the 'Army Fund.'<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|title=Former Kuwaiti premier held on corruption charges|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/former-kuwaiti-premier-held-on-corruption-charges/2207608|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> He is the first former Kuwaiti prime minister to face pre-trial detention over [[Graft (politics)|graft]] charges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuwait: Sheikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah detained|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-sheikh-jaber-al-mubarak-al-sabah-detained-1.1618337641631|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref> The crimes allegedly took place during Jaber Al-Sabah's 2001–11 term as defense minister.<ref name="auto4" />

==Rulers==
* 1st Ruler:  Sheikh [[Sabah I bin Jaber]]: 1752–1762
* 2nd Ruler:  Sheikh [[Abdullah I Al-Sabah|Abdullah I]]: 1762–1814
* 3rd Ruler:  Sheikh [[Jaber I]]: 1814–1859
* 4th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Sabah II]]: 1859–1866
* 5th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Abdullah II Al-Sabah|Abdallah II]]: 1866–1892
* 6th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah|Muhammad Al-Sabah]]: 1892–1896
* 7th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Mubarak Al-Sabah]]: 1896–1915
* 8th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Jaber II]]: 1915–1917
* 9th Ruler:  Sheikh [[Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah]]: 1917–1921
* 10th Ruler: Sheikh [[Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]: 1921–1950
* 11th Ruler 1st [[Emir]] Sheikh [[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]: 1950–1965
* 12th Ruler 2nd Emir Sheikh [[Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]: 1965–1977
* 13th Ruler 3rd Emir Sheikh [[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah]]: 1977–2006
* 14th Ruler 4th Emir Sheikh [[Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]]: 15–29 January 2006
* 15th Ruler 5th Emir Sheikh [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]: 2006–2020
* 16th Ruler 6th Emir Sheikh [[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]: 2020–2023
* 17th Ruler 7th Emir Sheikh [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]]: 2023–present

==Dean of the House==
*[[Chieftain]], Sheikh [[Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah]] (1926–2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kng.gov.kw/alubm_pics.aspx?k=Qemq4qcCgAqgTZtW//JM02EwHqhBbei4NwbbIwP7+Zst9QJgdjwUgjJv+00jD2q5FkYtB/mx00ThXrUF7vk4Kj+WEe4TFGszDMyAvzWkQOKpcntzE0NmpKVTE8Z5zBOXIO6ukDn98SJT+sLsijKxpJ79EAdjXu1P8dqVvW/kPnCDFVr3Rz8H2DuhUhFtPRAdwkWO4k3/4cHDs+MRUWhq8HJRCWiDfeO85x88jh8B2Ily9oAojojf7Aej08Nl0VyYLooY6mbwR/DFOO4g9YyB5cAG0A6eAC9ehh4a7koKyRI0lNOsOmz0g527juZpVDT6|title=KUWAIT NATIONAL GUARD - الحرس الوطني الكويتي -|work=kng.gov.kw}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=http://www.kng.gov.kw/index.aspx?k=8wI5ezhF7CU0mAucpOIHd/DgTbd674MehrIXavEMcqS0uNa4o3roNHCg8n5QD5ek|title=Kuwait National Guard - الحرس الوطني الكويتي -|work=kng.gov.kw|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050314/http://www.kng.gov.kw/index.aspx?k=8wI5ezhF7CU0mAucpOIHd%2FDgTbd674MehrIXavEMcqS0uNa4o3roNHCg8n5QD5ek|archive-date=3 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Governing branches==
Chieftain Sheikhs of the House of Sabah have been leading the [[Military of Kuwait]] since the early establishment of defense [[infantry]] and [[cavalry]] forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kng.gov.kw/picture.aspx?k=Qemq4qcCgAqgTZtW//JM02EwHqhBbei4NwbbIwP7+Zst9QJgdjwUgjJv+00jD2q5FkYtB/mx00ThXrUF7vk4KqC0krXdlRhljXaZEzzUzsP8vhEtEphU5ehjre24h9Zt8REZQBDU1EIxwfSEbVTFtXQ26ztgtgKbAaAHdQAxDo1JI/c77DGFiVTgilVdwxlK5GDfebCLUQ6iqEYs7LPBbzcGgmv63WRGrGphMV1pd9I=|title=Kuwait National Guard - الحرس الوطني الكويتي -|work=kng.gov.kw|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131507/http://www.kng.gov.kw/picture.aspx?k=Qemq4qcCgAqgTZtW%2F%2FJM02EwHqhBbei4NwbbIwP7+Zst9QJgdjwUgjJv+00jD2q5FkYtB%2Fmx00ThXrUF7vk4KqC0krXdlRhljXaZEzzUzsP8vhEtEphU5ehjre24h9Zt8REZQBDU1EIxwfSEbVTFtXQ26ztgtgKbAaAHdQAxDo1JI%2Fc77DGFiVTgilVdwxlK5GDfebCLUQ6iqEYs7LPBbzcGgmv63WRGrGphMV1pd9I%3D|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aplhv_Ld5GM|title=YouTube|work=youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kng.gov.kw/picture.aspx?k=Qemq4qcCgAqgTZtW//JM02EwHqhBbei4NwbbIwP7+Zst9QJgdjwUgjJv+00jD2q5FkYtB/mx00ThXrUF7vk4Kj+WEe4TFGszDMyAvzWkQOKpcntzE0NmpKVTE8Z5zBOXIO6ukDn98SJT+sLsijKxpJ79EAdjXu1P8dqVvW/kPnCDFVr3Rz8H2DuhUhFtPRAdwkWO4k3/4cHDs+MRUWhq8HJRCWiDfeO85x88jh8B2Ily9oAojojf7Aej08Nl0VyYLooY6mbwR/DFOO4g9YyB5cAG0A6eAC9ehh4a7koKyRJheIDMNae/azQ+3t43MwFWLJVgTUUQJWWChzHVg43FUA==|title=Kuwait National Guard - الحرس الوطني الكويتي -|work=kng.gov.kw|access-date=2020-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306062802/http://kng.gov.kw/picture.aspx?k=qemq4qccgaqgtztw%2F%2Fjm02ewhqhbbei4nwbbiwp7+zst9qjgdjwugjjv+00jd2q5fkytb%2Fmx00thxruf7vk4kj+wee4tfgszdmyavzwkqokpcntze0nmpkvte8z5zboxio6ukdn98sjt+slsijkxpj79eadjxu1p8dqvvw%2Fkpncdfvr3rz8h2duhuhftpradwkwo4k3%2F4chds+mruwhq8hjrcwidfeo85x88jh8b2ily9oaojojf7aej08nl0vyylooy6mbwr%2Fdfoo4g9yyb5cag0a6eac9ehh4a7kokyrjheidmnae%2Fazq+3t43mwfwljvgtuuqjwwchzhvg43fua%3D%3D|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the forming of the first cabinet on 17 January 1962, all three of the defense ministry, interior ministry and ministry of foreign affairs of Kuwait have been led by members of the House of Sabah.<ref name=kuna11>{{cite news|title=Nine ministers headed Interior Ministry since Kuwait's independence|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2143274&language=en|access-date=15 September 2013|work=KUNA|date=7 February 2011}}</ref>

==Lineage==
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 |Sab = [[Sabah I bin Jaber|Sabah I, <br />1st Ruler Sheikh (1716–1762)]]}}
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 |Abd = [[Abdullah I Al-Sabah|Abdullah I, <br />2nd Ruler Sheikh (1762–1814)]]}}
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 |Jab = [[Jaber I Al-Sabah|Jaber I, <br />3rd Ruler Sheikh (1814–1859)]]}}
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 |Sab = [[Sabah II Al-Sabah|Sabah II, <br />4th Ruler Sheikh (1859–1866)]]}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | Abd | | Muh | | Mub
|Abd = [[Abdullah II Al-Sabah|Abdullah II, <br />5th Ruler Sheikh (1866–1892)]]
|Muh = [[Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah|Mohammed, <br />6th Ruler Sheikh (1892–1896)]]
|Mub = [[Mubarak Al-Sabah|Mubarak, <br />Mubarak The Great<br />7th Ruler Sheikh (1896–1915)]]}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jab | | Sal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abd | | Ham | | Nas
 |Jab = [[Jaber II Al-Sabah|Jaber II, <br />8th Ruler Sheikh (1915–1917)]]
 |Sal = [[Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah|Salem, <br />9th Ruler Sheikh (1917–1921)]]
 |Nas = Nasser
 |Abd = [[Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah|Abdullah]], <br /> ''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|General Commander of Kuwait Army]]''
 |Ham = [[Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah|Hamad]]}}
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{{Tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ahm | | Abd | | Sab | | | | | | | | | | Ali | | Moh || Mub || Kha
 |Ahm = [[Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Ahmad, <br />10th Ruler Sheikh (1921–1950)]]
 |Abd = [[Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Abdullah III, <br />11th Ruler, 1st Emir (1950–1965)]]<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|1st Prime Minister]]''
 |Sab = [[Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Sabah III, <br />12th Ruler, 2nd Emir (1965–1977)]]<br />''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|1st Foreign Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|2nd Prime Minister]]
 |Ali = [[Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Ali]]
 |Moh = [[Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah|Mohammad]], ''<br />''[[Ministry of Information and Culture (Kuwait)|Minister of Information]]''<br />''[[Amiri Diwan of Kuwait|Minister of State for Amiri Diwan Affairs]]''
 |Mub = Mubarak 
 |Kha = Khalid }}
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{{Tree chart | AhA || MuA | | Jab | | Sab | | Naw | | Mis | | Saa | | Sal | | Ali | | MuS | | JAS | | SAS | | JHM | | SaK | | MaK | | AaK
 |AhA = [[Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Abdullah]], <br /> ''Former Head of Public Security''
 |MuA = [[Mohammed Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Mohammed Ahmad Jaber II]], <br /> ''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|1st Defense Minister]]''
 |Jab = [[Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Jaber III, <br />13th Ruler, 3rd Emir, (1977–2006)]]<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|3rd Prime Minister]]''
 |Sab = [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Sabah IV, <br />15th Ruler, 5th Emir, (2006–2020)]]<br />''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|2nd Foreign Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|2nd Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|5th Prime Minister]]''
 |Naw = [[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Nawaf I, <br />16th Ruler, 6th Emir, (2020–2023)]]<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|3rd and 8th Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|4th Defense Minister]]''<br /> ''[[Kuwait National Guard|1st National Guard Deputy]]''
 |Mis = [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|'''Mishal I''', <br />17th Ruler, 7th Emir, (2023–present)]]<br />''[[Kuwait National Guard|2nd National Guard Deputy]]''
 |Saa = [[Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah|Saad, <br />14th Ruler, 4th Emir, 2006]]<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|1st Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|2nd Defense Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|4th Prime Minister]]''
 |Sal = [[Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Salem]],<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|4th Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|3rd and 7th Defense Minister]]''
 |MuS =  [[Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Mohammad Al-Sabah]], <br />''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|3rd Foreign Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|10th Prime Minister]]''
 |JAS = [[Jaber Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Jaber Al-Ali]], <br />''[[Ministry of Information and Culture (Kuwait)|Minister of Information]]''
 |SAS = [[Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah|Salem]], <br /> ''[[Kuwait National Guard|1st National Guard Commander]]''
 |JHM = [[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah|Jaber]],<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|8th Defense Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|9th Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|7th Prime Minister]]''
 |SaK = [[Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah|'''Sabah''']], <br />[[Crown Prince of Kuwait|Crown Prince]], <br />''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|4th Foreign Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|8th Prime Minister]]''
 |MaK = [[Mohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah|Mohammad]],<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|7th and 12th Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|12th Defense Minister]]''
 |AaK = [[Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah|Ahmad]],<br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|10th Defense Minister]]''
 |Ali = [[Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Ali]], <br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|5th Defense Minister]]''}}
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{{Tree chart| AAA || Nas | | | | | | Nsa | | Ahm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tha | | | | | | HJA
 |AAA = [[Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah|Ahmad]],<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|11th Prime Minister]]''
 |Nas = [[Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah|Nasser]], <br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|6th Prime Minister]]''
 |Nsa = [[Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Nasser]], <br />''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|13th Defense Minister]]''
 |Ahm = [[Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah|Ahmad]],<br />''[[Kuwait National Guard|3rd National Guard Deputy]]''<br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|18th Interior Minister]]''<br />''[[List of prime ministers of Kuwait|9th Prime Minister]]''
 |Tha = [[Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah|Thamer]], <br />''[[Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)|15th Interior Minister]]''
 |HJA = [[Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah|Hamad]], <br /> ''[[Ministry of Defense (Kuwait)|15th Defense Minister]]''
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 |Ahm = [[Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah|Ahmad]], <br />''[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)|5th Foreign Minister]]''}}
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==See also==
*[[Government of Kuwait]]
*[[Politics of Kuwait]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kuwait-info.com/newsnew/NewsDetails2.asp?id=65240&dt=1/31/2006&ntype= kuwait-info.com]
*''[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0863720811 Al Sabah: History and Genealogy of Kuwait’s Ruling Family 1752-1987]'' by Alan Rush (Ithaca Press, 1987)
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224053042/http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/titledetails.asp?tid=112 Burke’s Ruling Families of the World]'', Volume 2 (Burke’s Peerage, 1980), includes genealogies and essays on Al-Sabah (Kuwait)
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110710023745/http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/titledetails.asp?tid=97 Records of Kuwait]'' ed., Alan Rush (8 vols. Archive Editions, 1989)

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