Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa | |
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خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة | |
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
Assumed office January 6, 2008 | |
Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
Preceded by | Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain |
Minister of Defense Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
In office March 31, 1988 – January 6, 2008 | |
Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
In office January 19, 1974 – March 31, 1988 | |
Monarch | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
Personal details | |
Born | Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Salman bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalifa[citation needed] 1946 (age 78) Bahrain |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Occupation | soldier |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Bahrain Defence Force |
Years of service | 1969—present |
Rank | field marshal |
Field marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة, born 1946) is a Bahraini soldier who serves as commander-in-chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF).