Abdullah II Al-Sabah

Who was Abdullah II Al-Sabah?

Sheikh Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Jaber I Al-Sabah was the fifth monarch of Kuwait and eldest son of,Sheikh Sabah II Al-Sabah whom he succeeded. Sheikh Abdullah ruled from November 1866 to 1893. Sheikh Abdullah II had two sons; Sheikh Jaber Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Sabah and Sheikh Khalifa Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Abdullah sided with the Jabir bin Mardaw, emir of Khorramshar during the following conflicts with the Al-Nasser tribe under his reign. He sent twenty ships armed with men and ammunition in support of the Emir Jabir.

The younger son of Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud; Prince Abdul Rahman bin Faisal took refuge in Kuwait during the reign of His Highness, the 5th Ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Jaber I Al-Sabah when the Saudi Prince was in conflict with the Al Rashid tribe and fled to Kuwait in 1891. His son Ibn Saud recaptured Riyadh in 1902 at the age of 24 during the reign of His Highness, the 7th Ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Mubarak Sabah II Al-Jaber I Al-Sabah. During that time, the House of Sabah engaged in many battles that would attempt to compromise the integrity of Kuwait and its patronage of solidarity to the House of Saud. The Kuwait–Najd War, the Battle of Hamdh 1919, the Battle of Jahra 1920 and the Battle of Al-Regeai 1928 were the result of the solidarity of the House of Sabah to the residents of Kuwait; whether they may be residing tribes from Saudi Arabia, other regional tribes or temporary guests of His Highness the Rulers of Kuwait.