King of Bahrain

The position of King of Bahrain was created in February 2002 when the then emir of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah gave himself the title of king. Between 1783 and 1971 the rulers of Bahrain were styled as Hakim of Bahrain. Like the emirs, the king of Bahrain is that country's head of state and has nearly absolute power, though Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah, the current king, may lose some of his power due to reforms.

List of rulers

Rulers (Hakim)

:The style of the ruler was: "Hakim al-Bahrayn" ("Ruler of Bahrain")
* Sheikh Ahmad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (1783 - 1796)
* Sheikh Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (1796 - 1843):- jointly with the following three::*Sheikh Sulman ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (1796 - 1825):*Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (1825 - 1834):*Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (1st time) (1834 -1842)
* Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (2nd time) (1843-1868)
* Sheikh Ali ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (1868 - 1869)
* Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (3rd time) (Sep-Dec 1869)
* Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al Khalifah (Dec 1869)
* Sheikh `Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifah (Dec 1869 - 9 Dec 1932)
* Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942) (9 Dec 1932 - 24 Feb 1942)
* Sheikh Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961) (24 Feb 1942 - 2 Nov 1961)
* Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (2 Nov 1961 - 16 Aug 1971)

Emirs

:The style of the ruler was: "Amir Dawlat al-Bahrayn" (Emir of the State of Bahrain)
* Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (16 Aug 1971 - 6 Mar 1999)
* Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah (6 Mar 1999 - 14 Feb 2002)

King

:The style of the ruler is: "Malik al-Bahrayn" (King of Bahrain)
* Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah (14 Feb 2002 - present).

President of the State Council

* Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (19 Jan 1970 - 16 Aug 1971)

ee also

* Al Khalifa