Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Al Khalifa in 2010
1st Prime Minister of Bahrain
In office
10 January 1970 – 11 November 2020
MonarchsIsa bin Salman
Hamad bin Isa
Deputy
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Born(1935-11-24)24 November 1935
Jasra, Bahrain
Died11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 84)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
SpouseHessa bint Ali Al Khalifa
Issue4
HouseKhalifa
FatherSalman bin Hamad, Emir of Bahrain
MotherMouza 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.

  1. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ [CIA World Factbook, 1999]