House of Khalifa
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The House of Khalifa (
As of 2010, roughly half of the serving
History
Bahrain fell under the control of
Ahmed had four children. Following his death in 1796, two of his sons, Salman and Abdulla, moved to Bahrain, and co-ruled it as feudal estates and imposed taxes on the indigenous
List of Al Khalifa rulers of Bahrain
Since 1783, the Al Khalifa have been rulers of Bahrain:
Name | Years as ruler | Title |
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Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa |
1783–1796 | Hakim |
Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, ruling jointly with Sheikh Salman bin Ahmad Al Khalifa Shaikh Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa |
1796–1843 1796–1825 1825–1834 |
Hakim Hakim Hakim |
Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa | 1834–1842 1849–1868 1869–1869 |
Hakim |
Sheikh Ali bin Khalifah Al Khalifa | 1868–1869 | Hakim |
Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa | 1869–1869 | Hakim |
Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa | 1869–1932 | Hakim |
Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | 1932–1942 | Hakim |
Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
1942–1961 | Hakim |
Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa | 1961–1971 1971–1999 |
Hakim Amir |
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | 1999–2002 2002–present |
Amir King |
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Ruling Family Council
Decisions pertaining to the Al Khalifa family, as well as disputes between family members are arbitrated by the Ruling Family Council (
Relations between the political leadership and the rest of the "rank and file" members of the Al Khalifa ruling family have been formally managed by the council since 1932. However, on the eve of the
The Ruling Family Council is chaired by King Hamad,[10] its deputy chairman is Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa,[11] and the director general is Ibrahim bin Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.[12]
The King appoints the members of the board of the Ruling Family Council as recognised representatives of various kingship lines and factional alliances within the Al Khalifa family.[7]
Transcription
Al Khalifa is commonly mistranscribed al-Khalifa. The Al (آل) written with the long (
Cabinet ministers
As of 2024, 4 out of 25 serving cabinet ministers of Bahrain were members of the Al Khalifa royal family.[13]
- Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, The Crown Prince, and Deputy Supreme Commander
- Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister
- Shaikh Minister of Interior
- Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy
Notable people
- Shaikha Dheya bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa, royal family member and President of the Riyada Group of Companies
Controversies
The King of Bahrain, King Al Khalifa was responsible for attacks on protesters during the Arab Spring. He and the Bahraini government were condemned both locally and overseas. He later enlisted the help of nearby Saudi Arabia and the UAE.[14]
See also
- List of Arabian Houses
Notes
References
- ^ "History of the Ruling Family of Bahrain". Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- Aljazeera.net, 5 March 2010
- ^ Baumgartner 2008, p. 20.
- ^ Khuri 1980, pp. 24–31.
- better source needed]
- ^ Farah 1985, p. 87.
- ^ a b c d Abdulhadi Khalaf. Contentious Politics in Bahrain, From Ethnic to National and Vice Versa. The Fourth Nordic Conference on Middle Eastern Studies: The Middle East in a Globalizing World, Oslo, 13–16 August 1998. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Dominic Moran (7 February 2007). "Sectarian tensions simmer in Bahrain". International Relations and Security Network.
The trio's relationship to their primary political support base, the wider royal family, is managed by the Family Council.
- ISBN 978-90-411-2217-9.
- ^ "HM King Hamad Chairs Ruling Family Council". Bahrain News Agency. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Royal Order No. 23 of the Year 2004 on the Appointment of the Deputy Chairman of the Ruling Family Council". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 22 May 2004. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Amiri Order No. 69 of the Year 2000 on the Appointment of the Director General of the Ruling Family Council". Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 20 December 2000. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
- Government of Bahrain. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Bahrain mourners call for end to monarchy". 18 February 2011.
Works cited
- Baumgartner, Andreas (October 2008). Bahrain – a showcase for political reform in the Middle East? (PDF) (MSc thesis). University of Vienna. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- Farah, Talal Toufic (1985). Protection and politics in Bahrain, 1869-1915. American University of Beirut. ISBN 978-0-8156-6074-3.
- Khuri, Fuad Ishaq (1980). Tribe and state in Bahrain: The transformation of social and political authority in an Arab state. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-43473-5.
- Littlefield, Richard E. (1964). Bahrain as a Persian Gulf State: With References to Its Relations with Great Britain and the Province of Al-Hasa (MSc thesis). Beirut: American University of Beirut.
External links
- Bahrain: The Ruling Family of Al Khalifah, A. de L. Rush, Archive Editions, 1991
- Cabinet of Bahrain
- Genealogy of the Al Khalifa
- Rulers.org – Bahrain List of rulers for Bahrain
- "Royal Family of Bahrain Website". Royal Families of the World. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.