Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020)
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His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (20 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician. He was the unelected 1st Prime Minister of Bahrain from 1971 until his death in 2020.[1] He was the longest-serving prime minister in the world.[2]
HRH Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة | |
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| Prime Minister of Bahrain | |
| In office 16 December 1971 – 11 November 2020 | |
| Monarch | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Deputy | Jawad Al-Arrayedh Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Hamad Al Khalifah |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1935 Jasra, Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Died | 11 November 2020 (aged 84) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | HH Sheikha Hessa bint Ali Al Khalifa |
| Children | 4 |
Khalifa is the uncle of the King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.[3]
Khalifa died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on 11 November 2020, just two weeks before his 85th birthday.[4]
References
change- ↑ "H.R.H. the Prime Minister". Archived from the original on 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ↑ Pike, John. "Bahrain - Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ↑ "Royal Rivalry: Bahrain's Ruling Family and the Island's Political Crisis". www.washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ↑ "Bahrain's longest serving prime minister, Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa, dies at 84". CNN. November 11, 2020.
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