Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

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Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Al Khalifa in 2010
1st Prime Minister of Bahrain
In office 10 January 1970 – 11 November 2020
Monarchs	Isa bin Salman Hamad bin Isa
Deputy	List Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (2013–2020 as First Deputy) Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa (2002–2005) Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (2002–2020) Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (2005–2020) Jawad Al-Arrayedh (2006–2020) Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (2010–2020)
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Born	(1935-11-24)24 November 1935 Jasra, Bahrain
Died	11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 84) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse	Hessa bint Ali Al Khalifa
Issue	4
House	Khalifa
Father	Salman bin Hamad, Emir of Bahrain
Mother	Mouza bint Hamad Al Khalifa

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020)^[1] 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.^[2] 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 (along with the Bahraini parliament) dismiss ministers.

Prince Khalifa was also the paternal uncle of the reigning King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and grand-uncle of the Crown Prince Salman, since he was the younger brother of the previous Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.