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Decisions pertaining to the Al Khalifa family, as well as disputes between family members are arbitrated by the Ruling Family Council (Arabic: مجلس العائلة الحاكمة). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The council attends to internal family disputes particularly those related to appropriation of land, sale of real estate and other properties.
The Al Khalifa family lead a large number of ministerial and governmental posts including the Ministry of the Interior, [9] Ministry of Justice, [10] the Ministry of Finance, [11] the Ministry of Culture, [12] the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, [13] the Bahrain Economic Development Board [14] and the Supreme Council for Women. [15]
Abdullah is married to Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, who, from 2002 to 2004, was a member of the Supreme Council for Women, and has been a permanent member of the Board since 2004. [10] Since 2006, she has been the executive director of Injaz Bahrain, [ 11 ] a member of the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement, and a member of ...
The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim , and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir . On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa , declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king. [ 1 ]
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa: Al Khalifa [1] Kuwait: Emir Mishal Al Sabah: Al Sabah [2] Oman: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said: Al Said [3] Qatar: Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: Al Thani [4] Saudi Arabia: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: Al Saud [5] United Arab Emirates; Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Al Nahyan [6] Dubai: Sheikh ...
A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain said Thursday she would return to the island nation to press for his release while he and hundreds of other inmates are on a major ...
A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain tried to return to the island kingdom on Friday to press for her father's release but was turned away from her flight in London.
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) [1] was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020.