Sheikh Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (; 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. 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:
Sheikh Mubarak, father of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, a former Prime Minister of Kuwait. Sheikha Sharifa, who married Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, a former Emir of Kuwait. Sheikh Khaled, father of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, current Crown Prince of Kuwait, and of Mohammad Al Khalid Al Sabah and Ahmad Al Khalid Al Sabah, former ministers of defence and interior. Sheikh Fahad. Sheikha Naseema, who married Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the first independent Emir of Kuwait. Sheikha Nashmiya.
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