House of Khalifa
royal family of Bahrain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Al Khalifa family is the ruling royal family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa are Sunni Islam. They belong to the Anizah tribe that came from Najd to Kuwait in the early 18th century. They are also from the Utub tribe. The current head of the family is Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and made himself King of Bahrain in 2002.
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As of 2010, about half of the cabinet ministers of Bahrain are from the Al Khalifa royal family.[3] The country's Prime Minister, Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah, is also from the Al Khalifa family and is the uncle of the current King.
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List of monarchs of Bahrain of the Al Khalifa family
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In public office
Public offices in Bahrain that Al Khalifa family members have:
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Other notable members
- Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince and chief of the Bahrain Defence Force.
- Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain (11 November 2020 -Present ),
- Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, prominent Bahraini artist and patron of the arts.
- Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, brother of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Hakim, 1961–1971; Emir, 1971–1999) and Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (prime minister since 1971).
- Mai Al Khalifa, culture minister.
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