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293:, Egyptians and Persians, yet the Al Khalifa managed to keep it under their control. The Al-Abdulla branch continued to be a cause of threat until 1895. Today, Abdulla ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa descendants live in Qatar, while Salman ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa's descendants live in Bahrain.
1839:). The council attends to internal family disputes particularly those related to appropriation of land, sale of real estate and other properties. Members of the ruling family are not allowed to refer these or other disputes to ordinary law courts.
2036:
The King of
Bahrain, King Al Khalifa was responsible for attacks on protesters during the Arab Spring. He and the Bahraini government were condemned both locally and overseas. He later enlisted the help of nearby Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Relations between the political leadership and the rest of the "rank and file" members of the Al
Khalifa ruling family have been formally managed by the council since 1932. However, on the eve of the
266:) and spent summers in Bahrain. Ahmed was the first hakim of Bahrain and the progenitor of the ruling Al Khalifa family of Bahrain. All of the Al Khalifa rulers of Bahrain are his descendants.
1853:
The Ruling Family
Council is chaired by King Hamad, its deputy chairman is Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and the director general is Ibrahim bin Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.
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The King appoints the members of the board of the Ruling Family
Council as recognised representatives of various kingship lines and factional alliances within the Al Khalifa family.
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Ahmed had four children. Following his death in 1796, two of his sons, Salman and
Abdulla, moved to Bahrain, and co-ruled it as feudal estates and imposed taxes on the indigenous
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issued a decree restructuring the Ruling Family
Council to become a formal organ of the state, and giving the administrative head of the council the rank of minister.
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2459:(MSc thesis). Beirut: American University of Beirut.
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2472:Bahrain: The Ruling Family of Al Khalifah
2100:"History of the Ruling Family of Bahrain"
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341:Sheikh Salman bin Ahmad Al Khalifa
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24:
2402:(MSc thesis). University of Vienna
2332:. 20 December 2000. Archived from
2125:Bahrain Shia demand cabinet change
429:Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
380:Sheikh Ali bin Khalifah Al Khalifa
238:Bahrain fell under the control of
25:
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2627:Succession to the Bahraini throne
2495:"Royal Family of Bahrain Website"
2465:
2419:. American University of Beirut.
2228:Dominic Moran (7 February 2007).
1962:
242:in 1783, following the defeat of
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2453:Littlefield, Richard E. (1964).
2020:
2011:
2002:
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1975:
1915:As of 2024, 4 out of 25 serving
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442:Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
51:
2576:Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
2438:. University of Chicago Press.
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364:Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
2564:Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa
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1936:Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
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273:population. Salman settled in
252:Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain
240:Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa
171:) is the ruling family of the
13:
1:
2570:Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa
2310:. 22 May 2004. Archived from
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1953:Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
1943:Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa
459:King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
403:Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
337:Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa
258:until 1796, but was based in
2415:Farah, Talal Toufic (1985).
1917:cabinet ministers of Bahrain
1875:(آل) written with the long (
1844:1973 parliamentary elections
220:cabinet ministers of Bahrain
91:; 258 years ago
7:
2832:Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah
2594:Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
2499:Royal Families of the World
2483:Genealogy of the Al Khalifa
2040:
1925:Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
1867:is commonly mistranscribed
228:Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
167:
10:
2993:
2490:List of rulers for Bahrain
2434:Khuri, Fuad Ishaq (1980).
254:). Ahmed ruled Bahrain as
233:
175:. The Al Khalifas profess
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2613:
2600:Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
2559:
2250:Hassan Ali Rahdi (2003).
1907:'Al' can also mean 'of'.
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209:Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
116:Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
27:Ruling family of Bahrain
1938:, Deputy Prime Minister
137:Crown Prince of Bahrain
59:coat of arms of Bahrain
2870:(18th century–present)
2864:(18th century–present)
2582:Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa
2256:. BRILL. p. 130.
2047:List of Arabian Houses
339:, ruling jointly with
2353:Government of Bahrain
1827:Ruling Family Council
191:in central Arabia to
18:Bahraini royal family
2868:Al Qasimi of Sharjah
2488:Rulers.org – Bahrain
1947:Minister of Interior
1837:مجلس العائلة الحاكمة
199:, more specifically
195:, then ruled all of
187:which migrated from
107:Khalifa bin Mohammed
2918:(19th century–1967)
2912:(19th century–1967)
2888:(18th century–1967)
2804:(15th–16th century)
2377:. 18 February 2011.
2282:Bahrain News Agency
2106:on 10 November 2010
2478:Cabinet of Bahrain
1889:, in the sense of
179:and belong to the
173:Kingdom of Bahrain
2972:Bahraini monarchy
2949:
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2934:Emirate of Beihan
2671:Arabian Peninsula
2633:
2632:
2445:978-0-226-43473-5
2426:978-0-8156-6074-3
2336:on 4 August 2012.
2314:on 3 August 2012.
2263:978-90-411-2217-9
2155:, pp. 24–31.
1911:Cabinet ministers
1897:, and is not the
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16:(Redirected from
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2505:on 5 August 2019
2501:. Archived from
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2209:on 6 August 2011
2197:Abdulhadi Khalaf
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