Mohamad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa explained

Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Office:Minister of Interior
Term Start:15 December 1973
Term End:21 May 2004
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
Birth Date:1937

Sheikh Mohamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa is a senior member of the Bahraini ruling family.

He was born in 1937. He has a degree from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] He became a police inspector in 1959, and director of immigration and passports in 1966. He was later appointed as director in public security department. He was appointed as Minister of Interior in December 1973, and served in that position until May 2004.[2] He was removed from that position due to violent clashes Shia protesters.[3] Instead, he was appointed as the vice chairman of the Ruling Family Council by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.[4]

He is a son of Khalifa bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who was a son of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Amir of Bahrain from 1932 to 1942).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in the Arab World . 2007 . Publitec Publications . 978-3-598-07735-7 . 18th .
  2. Web site: :: Ministry of the Interior About Us History:: . 20 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220095142/http://www.interior.gov.bh/history.asp . 2007-02-20 .
  3. Web site: WorldTribune.com: Bahrain king rattled by violent Shi'ite protests, fires minister . www.worldtribune.com.
  4. Web site: أمر ملكي رقم (23) لسنة 2004 بتعيين نائب لرئيس مجلس العائلة الحاكمة . archive.ph . 3 August 2012.