Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah, KCSI, KCIE (1837 - November 28, 1915) ( ) "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.

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.

Titles

• 1837-1896: Sheikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah
• 1896-1897: Sheikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait
• 1897-1899: Kaimakkam Pasha Sheikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait
• 1899-1911: Sheikh Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies
• 1911-2 June 1914: Sheikh Sir Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCIE
• 2 June-11 August 1914: Sheikh Sir Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE
• 11 August 1914-1915: His Excellency Sheikh Sir Mubarak I bin Sabah Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait and dependencies, KCSI, KCIE

Honours

• Permanent salute of 12 guns-1909
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)-1911
• Order of Majid, 1st Class of the Ottoman Empire-1912
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)-1914
• Style of Excellency-1914

Sources

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

• List of emirs of Kuwait
• Al-Sabah