Sheikh Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (
Arabic: الشيخ حمد المبارك الصباح; 1894 - May 31, 1938) was one of the sons of
Mubarak Al-Sabah, the seventh ruler of the
Sheikhdom of Kuwait, and his wife Hessa bint Falah bin Rakan Al-Hithlain. He is the progenitor of the Al-Hamad branch of the
Al-Sabah ruling family of
Kuwait. Sheikh Hamad was one of three candidates nominated by the notables of Kuwait to potentially succeed Sheikh
Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. It is said that he was the favorite child of his father. At his wedding, his father hosted a celebration in Kuwait that was unprecedented in its grandeur during that era.[1][2][3][4]
In 2024, his grandson Sheikh
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah became the first crown prince among his descendants.
Family tree
On May 17, 1908, Sheikh Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah married Sheikha Hessa Sabah Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. They had several children:[1][4]
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abRush, A. de L. (1987). Al-Sabah: genealogy and history of Kuwait's ruling family, 1752-1986. Middle East cultures series. London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Ithaca Press.
ISBN978-0-86372-081-9.