Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah (c. 1784 – November 1866) was the fourth ruler of the

Sheikhdom of Kuwait The Emirate of Kuwait () was an Emirate. The emirate became a British protectorate between 1899 and 1961 following the Anglo-Kuwaiti agreement of 1899. This agreement was made between Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah and the British Government in India, ...

, ruling from 1859 to November 1866. He was the eldest son of

Jaber I Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Sabah (; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1775 – 1859) was the third ruler of the Sheikdom of Kuwait. He governed from 1814 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah, whom he succeeded upon his death. Reign ...

, whom he succeeded. Sabah II was in turn succeeded by his eldest son

Abdullah II Al-Sabah Sheikh Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Jabir I Al-Sabah (c. 1814 – 1892) () was a cavalry commander in the Military of Kuwait and was the fifth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 1866 to 1892. The eldest son of the fourth ruler of Kuwait, Sabah II, ...

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19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire 19th-century Kuwaiti people Rulers of Kuwait House of Al-Sabah 1780s births 1866 deaths {{MEast-royal-stub