Prime Minister of Bahrain
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain | |
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رئيس وزراء البحرين | |
Type | head of government |
Residence | Al-Qudaibiya Palace (Head office) |
Appointer | Monarch of Bahrain |
Formation | 19 January 1970 |
First holder | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
Salary | BD 7,500 per month |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Judiciary |
Administrative divisions (governorates) |
Bahrain portal |
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 to be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.
Bahrain has had only two prime ministers since the country's independence, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the paternal uncle of the reigning king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the crown prince. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died on 11 November 2020.
Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was the deputy king, crown prince, heir apparent and since March 2013 has been First Deputy Prime Minister. He was also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force. There are also four deputy prime ministers: Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, and Jawad Al Arrayed.
List of officeholders (1970–present)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
1 | Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة (1935–2020) |
10 January 1970 | 11 November 2020 (Died in office) |
50 years, 306 days | |
2 | Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة (born 1969) |
11 November 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 107 days |
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