Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, born on November twenty-four, nineteen thirty-five, was a prominent Bahraini royal and politician who made significant contributions to the governance of Bahrain. He held the esteemed position of prime minister from January ten, nineteen seventy, until his passing in twenty twenty, marking him as the longest-serving prime minister in the world at the time of his death.

His tenure began over a year prior to Bahrain's independence on August fifteen, nineteen seventy-one, a pivotal moment in the nation's history. Under the 2002 Constitution, Khalifa experienced a shift in power dynamics, as the King gained the authority to appoint and dismiss ministers, alongside the Bahraini parliament, which altered the political landscape of the country.

As a member of the royal family, Prince Khalifa was the paternal uncle of the reigning King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the grand-uncle of Crown Prince Salman. He was the younger brother of the previous Emir, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, further solidifying his influential role within the Bahraini monarchy.