Muhammad bin Sabah Al-Sabah () also known as Noor Al Sabah, (1838 – 17 May 1896) was the sixth ruler of the

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between May 1892 and May 1896 during which he held the title of

Pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

from the

Ottoman Sultan The sultans of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its hei ...

. He was the second son of

Sabah II Al-Sabah Sheikh Sabah II bin Jaber Al-Sabah (1784 – November 1866) was the fourth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 1859 to November 1866. He was the eldest son of Jaber I Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah ( ar, جابر بن عبد ...

and succeeded his half-brother

Abdullah II Al-Sabah Sheikh Abdullah II Sabah II Al-Jabir I Al-Sabah (1814 – 1892) ( ar, الشيخ عبد الله الثاني صباح الثاني الجابر الصباح ) was a cavalry commander in the Military of Kuwait, the fifth ruler of the Sheikhdom ...

upon his death in 1892. When Muhammad came to power, disagreements soon arose between him and his brother

Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in t ...

. Muhammad dealt with this by occupying Mubarak with foreign affairs, dispatching him to

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with an Ottoman force, and to the desert in order to settle affairs amongst tribes without providing funding. In 1896, Mubarak summoned his sons Jaber and

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, and some supporters, and rode to Kuwait where they secretly entered Muhammad's house. Muhammad and his brother Jarrah were assassinated in his house by Mubarak Al-Sabah on 17 May 1896. Following the assassination Mubarak became the ruler of Kuwait and the sons of Muhammad and Jarrah exiled to

al Zubayr Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ( ar, عبد الله ابن الزبير ابن العوام, ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām; May 624 CE – October/November 692), was the leader of a caliphate based in Mecca that rivaled the ...

and stayed there until 1921.

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