Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa

Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن خليفة‎), was the progenitor of the ruling Al Khalifa family of Bahrain and the first monarch or hakim of Bahrain. All of the Al Khalifa monarchs of Bahrain are descendants of Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa. He is commonly referred to as Ahmed al-Fateh (Ahmed the Conqueror) for conquering Bahrain.

Ahmed's family were the rulers of Qatar. When Ahmed became the ruler, he also conquered Bahrain. The family lost Qatar in the nineteenth century. Now they rule Bahrain.

He had four children and they were Abdulla, Salman, Mohamed and Yousif.

References

• Al Khalifa family

Preceded by -

Hakim of Bahrain 1783–1796

Succeeded by Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al Khailfa

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