Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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]
Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Media
- Khalifa Bin Sulman Alkhalifa , sheik van Bharein op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 914-4931.jpg
Sheikh Khalifa (left) in 1962
- The visiting Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Mr. Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa being received by the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ata Ceremonial Reception in New Delhi on January 13, 2004.jpg
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa being received by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi, 2004
References
- ↑ "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.