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As of 2010, roughly half of the serving cabinet ministers of Bahrain were members of the Al Khalifa royal family, [2] while the country's Prime Minister, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, is also from the Al Khalifa family and is the son of the current King.
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]
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 ]
The History of Bahrain (1783–1971) covers the history of Bahrain since the invasion of Al Khalifa until the independence from the British Empire.. Bahrain was a dependency of the Persian Empire when in 1783, the Bani Utbah tribe led by Al Khalifa invaded it from their base in Al Zubarah (British Protectorate of Qatar).
Al Khawalid (Arabic: الخوالد the Khawālid; literally "the Khālids"), also spelled Al Khawaled, is a branch of the House of Khalifa, the ruling family of Bahrain. Al Khawalid is most often used to refer collectively to descendants of Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, which they are named after.
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa was born on 2 November 1965 in Bahrain. [1] He is a member of the royal family of Bahrain. [2] He is the second son of Ibrahim bin Hamad al-Khalifa and Aisha bint Salman al-Khalifa, daughter of Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, the ruler of Bahrain from 1942 until his death in 1961.
Bahrain: King 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 ...
The House of Khalifa is the current ruling family of Bahrain. Pages in category "House of Khalifa" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total ...