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King of Bahrain

Head of state of Bahrain

Summary

Head of state of Bahrain

Field	Value
royal_title	King
realm	the Kingdom of Bahrain
native_name	ملك مملكة البحرين
ar
coatofarms	Royal Standard of Bahrain.svgborder
coatofarms_article	Royal Standard of Bahrain
type	Sheikh
his/her	His
incumbent	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
incumbentsince	6 March 1999 as Emir
since 14 February 2002 as King
heir_apparent	Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
first_monarch	Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa (Hakim)
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (King)
date	1783 (Hakimmiyah)
16 August 1971 (Emirate)
14 February 2002 (Kingdom)
residence	Riffa Palace

ar | his/her = His since 14 February 2002 as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah (King) 16 August 1971 (Emirate) 14 February 2002 (Kingdom) The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family of the country since the 1783 Arab invasion that led to the end of Persian rule in Bahrain. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir. On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king. The king enjoys wide-ranging powers, which include appointing the prime minister and the cabinet, holding supreme command over the Defence Force, chairing the Higher Judicial Council, appointing the parliament's upper house and dissolving its elected lower house.

List of rulers

Hakims of Bahrain (1783–1971)

The Arabic title of the Hakim, as transliterated, was Hakim al-Bahrayn (). The Hakim also held the honorific title of sheikh.

Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Reign	Notes
	Sheikh
Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa	1783 – 18 July 1795	Leader of the 1783 Arab invasion
	Sheikh
Salman bin Ahmad Al Khalifa	1795–1825	As co-regent
	Sheikh
Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa	1795–1843	As co-regent
	Sheikh
Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa	1825–1834	As co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa
	Sheikh
Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	1834–1842	First reign as co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa
	Sheikh
Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	1843–1868	Second reign
	Sheikh
Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	1868–1869
	Sheikh
Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	1869	Third reign
	Sheikh
Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	September – 1 December 1869	Deposed and exiled to India. Confined at Asirgarh Fort, but later removed to Chunar Fort, near Benares, where he died in 1877.
[[File:Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa (1848 – 1932).png	80px]]	Sheikh
Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
(1848–1932)	1 December 1869 – 26 May 1923	Abdicated
[[File:Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942).png	80px]]	Sheikh
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
(1872–1942)	27 May 1923 – 20 February 1942
[[File:Salman bin hamad al khalifa I 2014-06-18 15-33.jpg	80px]]	Sheikh
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
(1894–1961)	20 February 1942 – 2 November 1961
[[File:Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1998.jpg	80px]]	Sheikh
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
(1931–1999)	2 November 1961 – 16 August 1971

Emirs of Bahrain (1971–2002)

The Arabic title of the Emir, as transliterated, was Amir dawlat al-Bahrayn (). The Emir also held the honorific title of sheikh.

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (title changed)

King of Bahrain (2002–present)

The Arabic title of the King, as transliterated, is Malik al-Bahrayn (). The King also holds the honorific title of sheikh.

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

References

(15 February 2002). "Bahrain becomes kingdom with voter democracy". The Globe and Mail.
(23 November 2011). "(Report). Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. 23 November 2011". [[Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry.
Jehl, Douglas. (7 March 1999). "Sheik Isa, 65, Emir of Bahrain Who Built Non-Oil Economy". The New York Times.

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