King of Bahrain

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The King of Bahrain was a title created in February 2002 when the then Emir of Bahrain, Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah, invested himself as king his third year of reign. Between 1783 and 1971 the rulers of the country were previously titled as Hakim of Bahrain, and from 1971 until 2002 as Emirs of the State of Bahrain. Like the hakim and emirs before him, the king is the head of state and wields nearly absolute power.

List of sovereigns

Hakim of Bahrain

The title of the sovereign was Hakim al-Bahrayn, translating as "Lord of Bahrain."

• Sheikh Ahmad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah (1783-1796)
• Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah (1796-1843), who ruled jointly with the following:

• Sheikh Sulman bin Ahmad Al Khalifah (1796-1825)
• Sheikh Khalifah bin Sulman Al Khalifah (1825-1834)
• Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah (1834-1842), his first of three reigns

• Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah (1843-1868), his second of three reigns
• Sheikh Ali bin Khalifah Al Khalifah (1868-1869)
• Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifah Al Khalifah (1869-1869), his third and final reign
• Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifah (1869-1869)
• Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifah (1869-1932)
• Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1932-1942)
• Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (1942-1961)
• Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (1961-1971)

Emirs of the State of Bahrain

The title of the sovereign was Amir Dawlat al-Bahrayn, translating as "Prince of the State of Bahrain."

• Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (1971-1999)
• Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah (1999-2002), continued on as the first King of Bahrain

King of Bahrain

The royal standard of the King of Bahrain.

The title of the sovereign is Malik al-Bahrayn, translating as "King of Bahrain."

• Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah (2002-present).

See also

• House of Al Khalifa
• Line of succession to the Bahraini throne