Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is the King of Bahrain. He became King on 14 February 2002. He was also Emir from 6 March 1999.[2] He is the son of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the previous Emir. He was proclaimed Crown Prince on June 27, 1964.[3]
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة | |
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King of Bahrain | |
6 March 1999 – present | |
14 February 2002 | |
Predecessor | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
Heir apparent | Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
Prime Ministers | Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
Born | [1] Riffa, Bahrain | 28 January 1950
Spouse | Sabika bint Ibrahim (1968–present) Sheia bint Hassan Al-Khrayyesh Al-Ajmi 2 others |
Issue Detail | Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Abdullah Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa Najla bint Hamad Al Khalifa Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifa Sultan bin Hamad Al Khalifa Hessa bint Hamad Al Khalifa Nura bint Hamad Al Khalifa Munira bint Hamad Al Khalifa Reema bint Hamad Al Khalifa |
House | Al-Khalifa |
Father | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
Mother | Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Media
Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Hamad bin Isa in the 1980s
King Hamad in 2003 with Donald H. Rumsfeld
President Bush welcomes Hamad to the Oval Office on 29 November 2004.
Hamad bin Isa with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Bernie Ecclestone in Sochi, Russia, 12 October 2014
King Hamad meets with President Donald Trump on 21 May 2017
Sheikh Hamad with president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro in 2021
Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a state visit to Bahrain with King Hamad, December 2022
Sheikh Hamad with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, 19 December 2023
References
- ↑ "Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States". Bahrain Embassy. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ "Country Profiles Bahrain" Archived 2017-04-20 at the Wayback Machine The Arab Center for the Development of the Rule of Law and Integrity Retrieved 2010-12-01
- ↑ "H.M the King". Retrieved 2018-04-16.