Prime Minister of Bahrain: Difference between revisions

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
	Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bahrain
	Incumbent; Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa; since 16 December 1971
Appointer	The King
Inaugural holder	Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Formation	16 December 1971

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In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King, and needs not be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.

Bahrain has had only one Prime Minister since the country's independence, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the uncle of the reigning King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the Deputy King, Crown Prince of Bahrain^[1] the heir apparent and First Deputy Prime Minister. He is also the deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defense Force.

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Time in office
1	Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة (1936–)		17 December 1971	Incumbent	47 years, 11 days

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 Bahrain has had only one Prime Minister since the country's independence, [[Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa]], the uncle of the reigning King [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]].
+Prince [[Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]] is the Deputy King, Crown Prince of Bahrain<ref>http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/752345</ref> the [[heir apparent]] and First Deputy Prime Minister. He is also the deputy Supreme Commander of the [[Bahrain Defense Force]].
 ==Prime Ministers of Bahrain (1971–present)==