Preceded by Position established | Name Khalifa Salman Religion Islam | |
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Monarch Isa bin Salman Al KhalifaHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Deputy Jawad Al-ArrayedhMuhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al KhalifahKhalid bin Abdullah Al KhalifaSalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Born 24 November 1935 (age 88) Bahrain ( 1935-11-24 ) Parents Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I Children Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Mohammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Lulwa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa Grandchildren Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa, Minwa bint Ali Al Khalifa Similar People Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa | ||
Siblings Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa | ||
His highness sheikh khalifa bin salman al khalifa prime minister of bahrain
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (born 24 November 1935) has been the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 1970, taking office nearly two years before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971. He is the longest-serving current prime minister in the world. He still retains his post, although under the 2002 Constitution he has lost some of his powers, with the King having the authority to appoint and (along with the Bahraini parliament) dismiss ministers. He is the paternal uncle of the reigning King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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- His highness sheikh khalifa bin salman al khalifa prime minister of bahrain
- Sheikh khalifa bin salman al khalifa prime minister of bahrain flv
- Early life and education
- Career
- Views
- Marriage and children
- Other relatives
- Titles and styles
- National Honours
- Foreign Honours
- References
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Early life and education
Prince Khalifa was born in Bahrain, the second son of Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain, and wife Mouza bint Hamad Al Khalifa. He was educated at Manama High School and Rifa’a Palace School in Bahrain.
Career
Prince Khalifa was a member of the education council from 1956 to 1957 and chair between 1957 and 1960. Next he became the director of the finance department (1960–1966), president of the electricity board (1961), chair Manama municipality (1962–1967), head of the Bahrain monetary council (1965), chair of the joint committee for economic and financial studies, committee for the register of commerce, administry council (1967–1970), Bahrain monetary agency, president of the state council (1970–1973), head of the state council (1970) and head of the supreme defence council (1978).
Prince Khalifa was appointed as prime minister by his brother Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, in 1971. Therefore, he was assigned the control of government and economy, while his brother, the Emir, involved in diplomatic and ceremonial affairs.
Views
In 2011, reporter Bill Law stated that Prince Khalifa is hardliner, whereas Crown Prince Salman is reformer and the King is somewhere in the middle of them.
Marriage and children
Prince Khalifa married his cousin Sheikha Hessa bint Ali Al Khalifa, the fourth daughter of Ali bin Hamad Al Khalifa in Muharraq. They had three sons and one daughter:
Other relatives
Shaikha Dheya bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa - niece of Prince Khalifa and President of Riyada Group of Companies. Famous for her business activities as a member of the Royal family and Head of Riyada Group in Russia. She has political and business contacts with Russian Ministries, business community, engineering companies. In 2014 during Rhodian Forum gave an opinion on the beginning of the Third World War and the necessity of the dialogue. Enlisted as one of the "Most Powerful Arab Women" in 2014 according to Forbes.
Titles and styles
Prince Khalifa was raised to the personal title of Prince with the style of "His Royal Highness" on 21 October 2009.