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The Bahrain Defence Force is the military force of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Defence Force is under the direct command and leadership of a commander-in-chief who holds the rank of field marshal. The Government has a Minister of Defence Affairs,responsible for BDF representation in the Cabinet.
Bahrain plays a modest,moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights. Since achieving independence in 1971,Bahrain has maintained friendly relations with most of its neighbours and with the world community. It generally pursues a policy of close consultation with neighbouring states and works to narrow areas of disagreement.
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002,after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa,the previous and first emir. The country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783.
Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999.
The Royal Bahraini Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF). Originally formed as the BDF Air Wing in 1976,it became an independent service branch in 1987. The RBAF was involved in combat operations during the Gulf War and the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war.
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain. He is also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force.
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa,was the ruler of Bahrain from 20 February 1942 until his death in 1961. His title was Hakim of Bahrain. He was succeeded by his son Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in December 1961.
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew,and third woman,to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country,and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa,also known as Prince Nasser,is a member of the Bahraini royal family,Commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard,deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resources and the head of the government's Supreme Council for Youth and Sports. He is the third in line of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Bahrain. In April 2021,he was appointed as chairman of Bapco Energies,formerly called “nogaholding".
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bahrain:
Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini royal family,an artist and the chairman of Bahrain's National Council for Arts. He is the first president and the current honorary president of the Bahrain Arts Society. He has painted over a period of 50 years,beginning with landscape painting in the late 1960s. His recent work continues to explore his immediate landscape and the traditional architecture of his homeland,through wall based,structural installations created with aluminium. He is widely considered one of the Kingdom's most renowned artists.
The Embassy of Bahrain in Washington,D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States. It is located at 3502 International Drive,Northwest,Washington,D.C.,in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood. The ambassador as of 2021 is Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa.
The National Security Agency (NSA) or Bahrain Intelligence Agency (BIA1) is an investigative authority in Bahrain that is associated with but not formally part of the Ministry of the Interior. The NSA was formed after King Hamad issued Decree No. 14 of 2002 declaring it as the replacement of the General Directorate for State Security Investigations. The NSA was granted the power to make arrests by a 2008 royal decree,and lost this power in 2011,again by royal decree.
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani is a Bahraini engineer and retired lieutenant general. He is the foreign minister,having formerly been the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from 1 April 2011 to February 2020. He was the fifth GCC secretary general and the first with military background since the GCC was established.
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