Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999.
Isa bin Salman in 1998
Ronald and Nancy Reagan with Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa before the state dinner, 1983
Mohammad Mosaddak Ali with Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa at the Kings Palace in Bahrain in 1994
The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir. On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king. The king enjoys wide ranging powers, which include appointing the prime minister and the cabinet, holding supreme command over the Defence Force, chairing the Higher Judicial Council, appointing the parliament's upper house and dissolving its elected lower house.
King of Bahrain
Image: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1998
Image: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1998
Image: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa April 2016