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.
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020. He took office over a year before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971. He was the longest-serving prime minister in the world. Under the 2002 Constitution he lost some of his powers,with the King now having the authority to appoint and dismiss ministers.
The House of Khalifa is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait,then ruled all of Qatar,more specifically Al Zubarah,which they built and ruled over before settling in Bahrain in the early 17th century. The current head of the family is Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,who became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and proclaimed himself King of Bahrain in 2002,in fact becoming a constitutional monarch.
The King Fahd Causeway is a 25 km long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar,Saudi Arabia,and Al Jasra,Bahrain.
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.
Bahrain has had two constitutions in its modern history. The first one was promulgated in 1973,and the second one in 2002.
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini diplomat who served as Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 until January 2020. Khalid became only the second foreign minister in Bahrain's history after replacing Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa who then became Bahrain's deputy prime minister.
In Bahrain,the king directly appoints the prime minister,who is the country's head of government. The constitution doesn't require the prime minister to be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.
The National Assembly is the legislative body of Bahrain. Parliament is bicameral,consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives and the 40 royally-appointed members of the Consultative Council. The joint session of the National Assembly is chaired by the Speaker of the Council of Representatives,or by the Speaker of the Consultative Council if the former is absent.
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.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa KCIE,CSI was the Hakim (ruler) of Bahrain from the death of his father,Isa bin Ali,on 9 December 1932 until his own death in 1942.
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".
Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is the former minister of housing of Bahrain.
The Cabinet of Bahrain is the chief executive body of the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Article 32 (b) of the 2002 Constitution,"executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers". The Council of Ministers (Cabinet) is appointed directly by the King . Bahrain has had only two Prime Ministers since the country's independence in 1971,Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah,the uncle of the reigning King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah. Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah died on 11 November 2020,and was succeeded by the King's son,Crown Prince Salman. As of 2010,roughly half of the cabinet ministers have been selected from the Al Khalifa family,including the Minister of Defence,Minister of Interior,Minister of Foreign Affairs,Minister of Finance,and Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs.
The Supreme Defense Council (SDC) is Bahrain's highest defense authority responsible for making highest level of decisions regarding defense and security. It consist of 14 members,all of whom are drawn from the Al Khalifa ruling family.
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa is a Bahraini royal,engineer and deputy prime minister of Bahrain.
Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Salman bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician,currently Minister of Oil and Gas. He was born in Manama,the nation's capital.
The Ministry of Finance &National Economy (MOFNE) is responsible for formulating and implementing the financial policies of the Kingdom of Bahrain within the overall vision of the Bahrain Government. The Ministry prepares the state general budget in coordination with other ministries and public entities in a way that reflects the financial and economic objectives of the Kingdom,particularly regarding improving living standards and increasing levels of economic growth.
Aymen Tawfeeq Abdulrahman Almoayed is a Bahraini diplomat,lawyer and strategist,and was the youngest member in the Cabinet of Bahrain until the cabinet reshuffle on June 14,2022. Almoayed was appointed as the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 21,2022.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician.
