House of Khalifa

The Al Khalifa family is the ruling royal family of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa are Sunni Islam.  They belong to the Anizah tribe that came from Najd to Kuwait in the early 18th century. They are also from the Utub tribe. The current head of the family is Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and made himself King of Bahrain in 2002.

As of 2010, about half of the cabinet ministers of Bahrain are from the Al Khalifa royal family.Bahrain Shia demand cabinet change, 5 March 2010 The country's Prime Minister, Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah, is also from the Al Khalifa family and is the uncle of the current King.

List of monarchs of Bahrain of the Al Khalifa family
 Name  Years as ruler  Title Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa  1783–1796  Hakim Abdullah bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa, ruling jointly with  Salman bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa  Khalifah bin Sulman Al-Khalifa  1796–1843  1796–1825  1825–1834  Hakim  Hakim  Hakim Muhammad bin Khalifah Al-Khalifa  1834–1842 1849–1868 1869-1869  Hakim Ali bin Khalifah Al-Khalifa  1868–1869  Hakim Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa  1869-1869  Hakim Isa bin Ali Al-Khalifa  1869–1932  Hakim Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa  1932–1942  Hakim Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa  1942–1961  Hakim Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa  1961–1971  1971–1999  Hakim  Amir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa  1999–2002  2002 -  Amir  King

In public office
Public offices in Bahrain that Al Khalifa family members have:

 Office  Name Prime Minister  Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa (Uncle of King Hamad) Minister of Foreign Affairs  Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah Minister of Defence  Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Minister of Interior  Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Minister of Information  Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Minister of Finance  Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Minister of Justice & Islamic Affairs  Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa Minister of Culture  Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa Minister of Transport (also Deputy Prime Minister)  Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Minister of the Royal Court  Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Minister of the Royal Court for Followup Affairs  Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa Minister of Royal Court Affairs  Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa Deputy Prime Minister for Ministerial Committees  Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah Deputy Prime Minister  Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Minister of State for Defence Affairs  Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Supreme Commander of Armed Forces  Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (King) Deputy Supreme Commander of Armed Forces  Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Crown Prince) Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force  Khalifa bin Ahmad Al Khalifa Advisor to Prime Minister for Security Affairs  Abdulaziz bin Ateyatallah Al Khalifa Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council  Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (King) Chief Justice of Bahrain (President of the Court of Cassation) Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa Commander of the National Guard Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa (brother of King Hamad) National Guard Staff Director  Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa Commander of the Royal Bahraini Air Force  Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Director of the National Security Agency   Khalifa bin Abdullah Al KhalifaChief of the Information Affairs Authority  Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (2010-present) Ambassador to London   Khalifa bin Ali bin Rashid Al Khalifa Commander of the Royal Guard   Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad) Chairman of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs   Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport   Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad) First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport   Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad) Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport   Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee    Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad) Secretary General of the Bahrain Olympic Committee    Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad) CEO of the Bahrain Olympic Committee    Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa President of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation   Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (son of King Hamad)

Other notable members
 Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince and chief of the Bahrain Defence Force.
 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain (11 November 2020 -Present ), 
 Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, prominent Bahraini artist and patron of the arts.
 Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, brother of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Hakim, 1961–1971; Emir, 1971–1999) and Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (prime minister since 1971).
 Mai Al Khalifa, culture minister.

References

Category:Bahrain
Category:Royal dynasties