King of Bahrain
Template:Short description Template:Infobox monarchy Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists The king of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Template:Langx Template:Transliteration) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family of the country since the 1783 invasion. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir. On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king.[1] The king enjoys wide ranging powers, which include appointing the prime minister and the cabinet, holding supreme command over the Defence Force, chairing the Higher Judicial Council, appointing the parliament's upper house and dissolving its elected lower house.[2]
List of rulers
Hakims of Bahrain (1783–1971)
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Reign | Notes |
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| Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa |
1783 – 18 July 1795 | Leader of the Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain | |
| Sheikh Salman bin Ahmad Al Khalifa |
1795–1825 | As co-regent | |
| Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa |
1795–1843 | As co-regent | |
| Sheikh Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa |
1825–1834 | As co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa | |
| Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
1834–1842 | First reign as co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa | |
| Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
1843–1868 | Second reign | |
| Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
1868–1869 | ||
| Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
1869 | Third reign | |
| Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa |
September – 1 December 1869 | Deposed and exiled to India. Confined at Asirgarh Fort, but later removed to Chunar Fort, near Benares, where he died in 1877. | |
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1 December 1869 – 26 May 1923 | Abdicated |
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27 May 1923 – 20 February 1942 | |
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20 February 1942 – 2 November 1961 | |
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2 November 1961 – 16 August 1971 |
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Emirs of Bahrain (1971–2002)
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King of Bahrain (2002–present)
The Arabic title of the King, as transliterated, is Malik al-Bahrayn (Template:Langx). The King also holds the honorific title of sheikh.
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See also
References
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