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Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

1936 - 2020

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Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the prime minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020. He took office over a year before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving prime minister in the world. Under the 2002 Constitution he lost some of his powers, with the King now having the authority to appoint and (along with the Bahraini parliament) dismiss ministers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa is the 4,815th most popular politician (down from 4,728th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Bahrain (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bahraini Politician.

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Bahrain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ranks 4,815 out of 19,576. Before him are Labashi-Marduk, Lothar de Maizière, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Carl Bildt, Emperor Hui of Jin, and Zhao Tuo. After him are Yasovarman I, Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Otto Georg Thierack, and Achila II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ranks 80. Before him are Assia Djebar, Engelbert Humperdinck, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Moussa Traoré, Bruce Dern, and Yury Luzhkov. After him are Valerie Solanas, Bekim Fehmiu, Bill Wyman, Kigeli V of Rwanda, François Pinault, and James Mirrlees. Among people deceased in 2020, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ranks 77. Before him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Roger Scruton, Lee Kun-hee, K. C. Jones, Mamadou Tandja, and Moussa Traoré. After him are Gerald Carr, Tom Lister Jr., Mirella Freni, Ernesto Cardenal, Pranab Mukherjee, and Eddie Van Halen.

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In Bahrain

Among people born in Bahrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ranks 2 out of 24. Before him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1950). After him are Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933), Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969), Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825), Tarafa (543), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965), May Calamawy (1986), Nawaf Shukralla (1976), Mamtha Mohandas (1984), Jacqueline Fernandez (1985), and A'ala Hubail (1982).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bahrain

Among politicians born in Bahrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ranks 2. Before him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1950). After him are Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933), Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969), Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (1825), Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965), and Houda Nonoo (1964).

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