1814 - 1859 Shaikh Jabir I bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. b. ca. 1772, son of Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 3rd May 1814. Delegated executive powers to his eldest son, Sabah, 1843. m. a daughter of Shaikh Sultan bin Sabah Al-Sabah. He d. 1859, having had issue, ten sons and four daughters:
- 1) Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait – see below.
- 2) Shaikh Khalifa bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. He d.s.p.
- 3) Shaikh Salman bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. He d.s.p.
- 4) Shaikh Duaij bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. 1814. Cdt Town Police and Guard. m. (first) Shaikha Asma bint Salman Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Salman bin Muhammad Al-Sabah. m. (second) Mariam, daughter of Badr Al-Nusf. He d. after 1854, having had issue, two sons and seven daughters:
- a) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Duaij Al-Sabah. b. 1836. He d.s.p.
- b) Shaikh Fazil bin Duaij Al-Sabah. b. 1842 (s/o Asma). m. as her second husband, Shaikha Hababa bint Sabah Al-Sabah (b. before 1837; d. 24th November 1907), widow of Shaikh Khalifa bin Yusuf Al-Sabah, and daughter of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- i) Shaikh Jabir bin Fazil Al-Sabah. b. 1858 (s/o Hababa). m. (first) Shaikha Lulwa bint ‘Ali Al-Sabah (m. second, Shaikh Saud Bey Al-Sabah), daughter of Shaikh ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. (second) Munira, née Al-Dukheel. He d. 1921, having had issue:
- (1) Shaikh Ibrahim bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. 1894 (s/o a concubine). m. Shaikha Aisha bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (d. at Kuwait, 1950), daughter of H.E. Shaikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, the Great, Shaikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE, wife, Ghanima. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
- (a) Shaikh Fazil bin Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1912. He d.s.p.
- (b) Shaikh Duaij bin Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1914 (s/o Aisha). m. Haya Al-Hajeri. He had issue, four sons and four daughters:
- (i) Shaikh Dr Ibrahim bin Duaij Al-Sabah, educ. Lebanese Univ. Asst Under-Sec (Political & Legal) Amiri Diwan 1968-1983, Dir-Gen Brd of Agriculture & Fisheries 1983. Governor of Farmaniya 2001, and of Ahmadi 2010. Chair Mubarakia Poultry & Feed Co. m. Shaikha Hussa bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (b. 1954), younger daughter of Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sabah, sometime, Presdt PTT Dept. He has issue, two sons and five daughters:
- 1. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1981.
- 2. Shaikh Duaij bin Ibrahim Al-Sabah.
- 1. Shaikha Jowahir bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1977.
- 2. Shaikha Dana bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1974.
- 3. Shaikha Basma bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1974.
- 4. Shaikha Munira bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 1979.
- 5. Shaikha Al-Anud bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. 25th November 1984.
- (ii) Shaikh Fazil bin Duaij Al-Sabah. He has issue, one son and two daughters:
- 1. Shaikh Muhammad bin Fazil Al-Sabah.
- 1. Shaikha Sara bint Fazil Al-Sabah.
- 2. Shaikha Fatima al-Zahra bint Fazil Al-Sabah.
- (iii) Shaikh Jabir bin Duaij Al-Sabah, educ. Kuwait Univ. m. H.E. Shaikha Shekha bint Nawaf Al-Sabah, daughter of H.H. Shaikh Nawaf bin Ahmad Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, by his wife, H.H. Sharifa bint Sulaiman Al-Jasem. He has issue, three sons and one daughter:
- 1. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. 1974. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 2. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. 1976. m. Shaikha Iman Al-Sabah. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
- a. Shaikh Jabir bin Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- a. Shaikha Shekha bint Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 3. Shaikh Turki bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. April 1980.
- 1. Shaikha Nufa bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. b. 16th April 1978.
- (iv) Shaikh Mubarak bin Duaij Al-Sabah. m. (first) Hayat bin Nasir Al-‘Isa (b. 10th October 19xx), daughter of Nasir bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman Al-‘Isa, by his wife, Mariam bin ‘Abdu’l Muhsin Al-Bahar, daughter of ‘Abdu’l Muhsin Al-Bahar. m. (second) Wadha Al-Damir, of the Ajman clan, a niece of Sita, widow of H.M. King Khalid bin ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Saud, King of Saudi Rabia. He has issue, three sons and three daughters:
- 1. Shaikh Sabah bin Mubarak Al-Sabah (s/o Hayat).
- 2. Shaikh Khalid bin Mubarak Al-Sabah (s/o Wadha).
- 3. Shaikh Duaij bin Mubarak Al-Sabah (s/o Hayat).
- 1. Shaikha Aisha bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (d/o Hayat). m. Marzouq bin Nasir Al-Kharafi (b. 1970), son of Nasir bin Muhammad Al-Kharafi, by his wife, Fawzia Al-Refai. She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
- 2. Shaikha Mashail bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (d/o Hayat).
- 3. Shaikha Haya bint Mubarak Al-Sabah (d/o Hayat). m. Shaikh Turki bin Ahmad Al-Sabah (b. 1984), son of Shaikh Ahmad bin Yusuf Al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Shadha bint Nasir Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Nasir bin Athbi Al-Sabah. She has issue, a daughter - see below.
- (i) Shaikha Moza bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. Majid bin Muhammad Al-Khalidi, son of Muhammad bin Huzam Al-Khalidi, by his wife, Moza. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
- (ii) Shaikha Khawla bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. 1983, Huzam bin Muhammad Al-Khalidi, son of Muhammad bin Huzam Al-Khalidi, by his wife, Sara bint Humud Al-Khalidi. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
- (iii) Shaikha Fazila bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. as his wife, Shaikh ‘Ali bin Fahad Al-Sabah (b. 27th October 1947), Vice-Chair United Trading Group, son of H.E. Shaikh Fahad bin Salim Al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Badria bint Saud Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Saud bin Muhammad Al-Sabah. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see below.
- (iv) Shaikha Mashail bint Duaij Al-Sabah. b. 1967.
- (a) Shaikha Habiba bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. b. before 9th October 1917 (d/o Aisha). She d. 19th November 2011, aged 97 years.
- (b) Shaikha Hussa bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah. She d. young before 1940.
- (c) Shaikha Bibi bint Ibrahim Al-Sabah (d/o Aisha).
- (2) Shaikh Khalid bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah (s/o Munira). m. Sharifa, née Al-‘Amr. He had issue, four sons and five daughters:
- (a) Shaikh Jabir bin Khalid Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Haiyat bint Jarah Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Jarah bin Al-Sabah. He has issue, one son:
- (i) Shaikh Jabir bin Khalid Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Haya bint ‘Abdu’l-Aziz Al-Sabah (b. 1946; d. 8th May 2009), daughter of Shaikh ‘Abdu’l-Aziz bin Hamud Al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Mariam bint ‘Abdu’llah Al-Sabah, daughter of H.E. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, CIE, Special Adviser to the Amir. He has issue, two sons and three daughters:
- 1. Shaikh Nawaf bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. He has issue, one daughter:
- a. Shaikha Hayat bint Nawaf bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 2. Shaikh Ahmad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 1. Shaikha Nadia bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 2. Shaikha Nouf bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 3. Shaikha Nada bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (b) Shaikh Fazil bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (c) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Khalid Al-Sabah. Third Sec Kuwaiti Embassy in London. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (i) Shaikh Khalid bin ‘Ali bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (ii) Shaikh Khalifa bin ‘Ali bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (i) Shaikha Hussa bint ‘Ali bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (ii) Shaikha Nura bint ‘Ali bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (d) Shaikh Abtsam bin Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (a) Shaikha Dheya bint Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (b) Shaikha Nadia bint Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (c) Shaikha ‘Alia bint Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (d) Shaikha Anwa’ar bint Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (e) Shaikha Jihan bint Khalid Al-Sabah.
- (3) Shaikh Nasir bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (4) Shaikh Saud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah (s/o Munira). m. several wives, including Wadha Munahi Abdul-Aziz Al-Enizi (d. at Kuwait, 2nd March 2009, aged 85 years). He d. in the Lebanon, 1977, having had issue, three sons and two daughters, by different mothers:
- (a) Shaikh Muhammad bin Saud Al-Sabah. b. 1st January 1953. He had issue, two daughters:
- (i) Shaikha Anod bint Muhammad bin Saud Al-Sabah.
- (ii) Shaikha Awdhah bint Muhammad bin Saud Al-Sabah.
- (b) Shaikh Sabah bin Saud Al-Sabah. b. 1st January 1956.
- (c) Shaikh Jabir bin Saud Al-Sabah. b. 30th September 1956. m. Samira, a lady of Moroccan nationality. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (i) Shaikh Saud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (ii) Shaikh Rakan bin Saud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (i) Shaikha Nura bint Saud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (ii) Shaikha Sara bint Saud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- (a) Shaikha Munira bint Saud Al-Sabah. b. 15th January 1955, educ. Kuwait, Switzerland and the USA. Serves with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- (b) Shaikha Awatif bint Saud Al-Sabah. b. 7th April 1955. m. Shaikh Tammam bin Mubarak Al-Sabah, son of Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Suq Al-Sabah – see above.
- i) Shaikha Ruqiya bint Fazil Al-Sabah. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Shaikha Mudhi bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Athbi bin Sabah Al-Sabah (b. 1842; d.s.p.), son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, by his wife, Shaikha Lulwa bint Muhammad Al-Thaqib, daughter of Shaikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Thaqib, Amir of Zubair – see below.
- b) Shaikha Shekha bint Duaij Al-Sabah (d/o Asma). m. H.E. Shaikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, the Great, Shaikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE (b. 1837; d. at Kuwait City, 28th November 1915), son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, by his wife, Lulwa. She had issue, two sons – see below.
- c) Shaikha Hussa bint Duaij Al-Sabah (d/o Asma).
- d) Shaikha Mouza bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Hamud bin Sabah Al-Sabah (k. at the Battle of Sarif, 17th March 1901), son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. She d. 31st March 1945, having had issue, one son – see below.
- e) Shaikha Sharifa bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Jabir bin Sabah Al-Sabah (b. 1853; d. 24th September 1926), sometime Governor of Failaka, son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. She had issue, two daughters – see below.
- f) Shaikha Munira bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. (first) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Mubarak Al-Sabah (b. 1873), elder son of Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Athbi Al-Sabah. m. (second) as his wife, Shaikh Athbi Bey Al-Sabah (b. 1885; k. February 1951), son of H.E. Shaikh Muhammad Pasha Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, by his wife, the daughter of Shaikh ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. She had issue – see below.
- g) Shaikha Aisha bint Duaij Al-Sabah. m. Shaikh Khalifa Bey Al-Sabah (k. in battle against bin Rashid, at Sarif, 17th March 1901), son of H.E. Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah II Pasha Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, by his wife, Latifa, daughter of Jasim bin Sulaiman. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see below.
- 5) Shaikh Mubarak bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. He had issue, a son:
- a) Shaikh Muhammad bin Mubarak Al-Sabah. b. 1842. He d. after 1854.
- 6) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha, daughter of Shaikh ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Ibrahim, of Dourah. He had issue, four daughters:
- a) Shaikha Munira bint ‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. (first) Shaikh Jarah bin Sabah Al-Sabah (b. 1840; k. in his harem, 18th May 1896), third son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait – see below. m. (second) ca. 1897, Shaikh Mubarak bin ‘Athbi Al-Sabah (b. 1845), son of Shaikh ‘Athbi bin Mubarak Al-Sabah – see above.
- b) Shaikha Lulwa bint ‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. (first) as his wife, Shaikh Jabir bin Fazil Al-Sabah (b. 1858; d. 1921), son of Shaikh Fazil bin Duaij Al-Sabah, by his wife, Shaikha Hababa bint Sabah Al-Sabah, daughter of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, by whom she had no issue. m. (second) as his wife, Shaikh Saud Bey Al-Sabah (b. 1876; d. 23rd January 1933), son of H.E. Shaikh Muhammad Pasha Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait, daughter of Shaikh ‘Ali bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. She had issue – see below.
- c) Shaikha Haiyah bint ‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. H.E. Shaikh Muhammad Pasha Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait (b. 1831; k. in his harem, 17th May 1896), son of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait – see below.
- d) Shaikha Fatima bint ‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 7) Shaikh Muhammad bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 8) Shaikh Hamud bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 9) Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 10) Shaikh Malik bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah. m. Shaikha Haya bint Sabah Al-Sabah (d. in childbirth, 1878), daughter of Shaikh Sabah II bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah, Shaikh of Kuwait. He had issue:
- a) Shaikh ‘Ali bin Malik Al-Sabah. b. 1878 (s/o Haya).
- 1) Shaikh Miqrin bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 2) Shaikh Bazah bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 3) Shaikh Jarah bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
- 4) Shaikh Shamlan bint Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah.
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