Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

Prince Khalifa was born on 24 November 1935, the second son of Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain, and his wife Mouza bint Hamad Al Khalifa. He was educated at Manama High School and the Rifa’a Palace School in Bahrain. == Career ==

Prince Khalifa was a member of the education council from 1956 to 1958 and chair between 1958 and 1961. Next he became the director of the finance department (1961–1966), president of the electricity board (1961), chair of the Manama municipal council (1962–1967), head of the Bahrain monetary council (1964), chair of the joint committee for economic and financial studies, committee member for the register of commerce, then chairman of the administrative affairs council (1967–1969), became board member of the Bahrain monetary agency and then chairperson of the State Council (1972–1974), head of the State Council (1972), and head of the Supreme Defence Council (1977). in New Delhi, 2004 Prince Khalifa was appointed as prime minister by his brother Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, in 1971. Therefore, he was assigned the control of government and economy, while his brother, the Emir, was involved in diplomatic and ceremonial affairs. Prince Khalifa received a World Peace Culture Award on 6 August 2017. Prince Khalifa is the founder of the Housing Ministry, and he reformed the Central Bank of Bahrain. Finances According to the Pandora Papers, leaked in 2021 after his death, Prince Khalifa owned a shell company created in 1996 that held assets worth $60 million. ==Marriage and children==

Prince Khalifa married his cousin Hessa bint Ali Al Khalifa, the fourth daughter of Ali bin Hamad Al Khalifa in Muharraq. They had three sons and one daughter: • Mohammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (died 1974). • Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa – Former deputy prime minister. He married Zayn bint Khalid Al Khalifa with whom he has three sons and one daughter: • Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa • Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa • Minwa bint Ali Al Khalifa • Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa • Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa • Lulwa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa – honorary president of the Al Noor beneficence society. She married Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 1952), artist and patron of the arts. They have four sons and three daughters. • Noor bint Rashid Al Khalifa • Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa • Hassa bint Rashid Al Khalifa • Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa • Aysha bint Rashid Al Khalifa ==Death==

Prince Khalifa experienced various health problems. In September 2019, he went to Germany for treatment, and returned to Bahrain in March 2020. Serving 50 years and 11 months in office, he was the longest-serving prime minister in the world at the time of his death. On 12 November, his body was flown back to Bahrain, where he was buried the following day at Hunainiyah Cemetery in Riffa. Bahraini authorities ordered a seven-day national mourning period with flags half-masted and government institutions closed for three days. Bangladesh observed a day of state mourning on 17 November with flags half-masted. ==Honours==

;Foreign honours • Malaysia: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN, 30 January 2001) • Philippines: Order of Sikatuna (7 November 2001) • Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (4 December 1981) ==See also==