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The Al Khalifa (Arabic: آل خليفة‎) dynasty is the ruling Sunni family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa clan belongs to the Anizah tribe that migrated from Najd to Kuwait in the early Eighteenth Century. After arriving at Kuwait, they entered under the umbrella of the Bani Utbah 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.

Contents 1 List of the monarchs of Bahrain from the Al-Khalifa dynasty 2 Other notable members 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] List of the monarchs of Bahrain from the Al-Khalifa dynasty

• Ahmed Al-Fateh (1783-1795)
• Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al-Khalifa (1820-1843)
• Salman ibn Ahmad Al-Khalifa (1820-1825)
• Khalifah ibn Salman Al-Khalifa (1825-1834)
• Muhammad ibn Khalifa Al-Khalifa (1835-1869)
• Ali ibn Khalifa Al-Khalifa (1868-1869)
• Muhammad ibn Khalifa Al-Khalifa (18??-1897)
• Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al-Khalifa (1813-1890)
• Isa ibn Ali Al-Khalifa (1848-1933)
• Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifa (1872-1942)
• Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa (1894-1961)
• Isa ibn Salman Al- Khalifa (1933-1999)
• Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifa (born 1950; King of Bahrain since 2000)

[edit] Other notable members

• Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, crown prince and chief of defense force.
• Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain and considered the backbone of the country. He is the son of late Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (1894-1961) (1894-1961) and brother of late Emir Shaikh Isa; the current King King Hamad is his nephew.
• Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the brother of the late Shaikh Isa and Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
• Shaikha Mai Al Khalifa - Culture Minister

[edit] See also

• King of Bahrain
• Line of succession to the Bahraini throne
• History of Bahrain
• 1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
• Utub
• Bani Utbah

[edit] External links

• Bahrain: The Ruling Family of Al Khalifah, A. de L. Rush, Archive Editions, 1991
• History and genealogy of the Al Khalifa
• Genealogy of the Al Khalifa
• Rulers.org — Bahrain List of rulers for Bahrain

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