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The Al Khalifa dynasty is the ruling Sunni family of Bahrain
Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain, in , , literally Kingdom of the Two Seas).Bahrain is an Arabic island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa regime....
. The Al Khalifa clan belongs to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early Eighteenth Century. After ariving at Kuwait, they entered under the umbrella of the Bani Utbah
Bani Utbah

The Bani Utbah is a tribe that originated from the region of Hijaz in central Arabia. Utub is the plural name for the Al-Utbi from the Bani Utbah tribe from the Bani Sulaim tribe....
 at Kuwait. The current head of the family is Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa who became the emir in 1999 and gained the title of king in 2002.








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The Al Khalifa dynasty is the ruling Sunni family of Bahrain
Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain, in , , literally Kingdom of the Two Seas).Bahrain is an Arabic island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa regime....
. The Al Khalifa clan belongs to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early Eighteenth Century. After ariving at Kuwait, they entered under the umbrella of the Bani Utbah
Bani Utbah

The Bani Utbah is a tribe that originated from the region of Hijaz in central Arabia. Utub is the plural name for the Al-Utbi from the Bani Utbah tribe from the Bani Sulaim tribe....
 at Kuwait. The current head of the family is Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa who became the emir in 1999 and gained the title of king in 2002.

List of the emirs of Bahrain from the Al Khalifa dynasty

  • Ahmed Al Fateh
    Ahmed Al Fateh

    Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa , was the great grand father of Al Khalifa family. All of the Al Khalifa rulers who have ruled Bahrain are descendants of Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa....
    : ? - 1795 (shaikh 1783 - 1795)
  • Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa: ? - 1843 ( shaikh 1820 - 1843)
  • Salman ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa: ? - 1825 ( shaikh 1820 - 1825)
  • Khalifah ibn Salman Al Khalifa: ? - 1834 ( shaikh 1825 - 1834)
  • Muhammad ibn Khalifa Al Khalifa: ? - 1869 ( shaikh 1834 - 1842, 1843 - 1868 )
  • Ali ibn Khalifa Al Khalifa: ? - 1869 ( shaikh 1868 - 1869)
  • Muhammad ibn Khalifa Al Khalifa: ? - 1897 ( shaikh Sept. 1869 - Dec. 1869) - second reign
  • Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al Khalifa: 1813 - 1890 ( shaikh Dec.1869)
  • Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
    Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa

    Shaikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of the Star of India was the ruler of Bahrain from 1869 until his death. His title was Hakim of Bahrain....
    : 1848 - 1933 ( shaikh 1869 - 1933)
  • Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942)
    Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942)

    Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa Order of the Indian Empire, Order of the Star of India was the ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942. His title was Hakim of Bahrain....
    : 1872 - 1942) ( shaikh 1932 - 1942)
  • Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)
    Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)

    Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was the ruler of Bahrain from 1942 until his death in 1961....
    : 1895 - 1961 ( shaikh 1942 - 1961)
  • Emir Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa: 1933 - 1999 ( shaikh 1961-1971 emir 1971 - 1999)
  • King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa: 1950 ( emir 1999-2002 King 2002 - Present )


Other notable members

  • Khalifa ibn Sulman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain and considered the backbone of the country. He is the son of late Hakim Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)
    Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961)

    Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire was the ruler of Bahrain from 1942 until his death in 1961....
     and brother of late Emir Sheikh Isa
    Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah

    Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifah, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George was emir of Bahrain from 1960 until his death. Born in the town of Jasra, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa ...
    ; the current King Sheikh Hamad
    Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah

    Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Order of St Michael and St George is the current King of Bahrain , having previously been its Emir . He is the son of Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the previous emir....
     is his nephew.
  • Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa
    Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa

    Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa was the youngest of three sons by former ruler of Bahrain Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa . His oldest brother, Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah became the ruler of Bahrain, while his other brother Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah is the current prime minister of the country....
  • Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
    Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa

    Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa is a citizen of Bahrain, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
    , captured in Afghanistan, held in extrajudicial detention
    Extrajudicial detention

    Extrajudicial detention is the holding of captives, by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime, detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states....
     by the USA
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     in Guantanamo for four years.
  • Meriam Al-Khalifa
    Meriam Al-Khalifa

    Meriam al-Khalifa is a relative of Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, the King of Bahrain. She became famous after she met a United States Marine Corps and eloped with him to the United States....
    , the daughter of Sheikh Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa; married Jason Johnson, a United States Marine
    United States Marine Corps

    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
     and a Mormon
    Mormon

    Mormon is a term used to describe the adherents, practitioners, followers or constituents of Mormonism. The term most often refers to a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , which is commonly called the Mormon Church....
    , against her family's wishes and moved to the United States. They subsequently filed for a divorce on November 17, 2004, one day after their fifth anniversary.
  • Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, crown prince and chief of defense force.
  • Shaikh Ahmed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Group General Manager Human Resources & Development, Batelco Group


See also

  • History of Bahrain
    History of Bahrain

    Bahrain is a borderless country island country in the Persian Gulf. Although Bahrain became an independent country in 1971, the history of these islands starts from ancient times....
  • 1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
    1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain

    In 1783, the Al Khalifa clan led an attack on the islands of Bahrain, from their then base of Zubara, successfully capturing it from Nasr Al-Madhkur. The Al Khalifa family has ruled Bahrain ever since....
  • Utub
  • Bani Utbah
    Bani Utbah

    The Bani Utbah is a tribe that originated from the region of Hijaz in central Arabia. Utub is the plural name for the Al-Utbi from the Bani Utbah tribe from the Bani Sulaim tribe....


External links

  • , A. de L. Rush, Archive Editions, 1991
  • List of rulers for Bahrain