Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa ( ar, خالد بن عبد الله آل خليفة, born in 1944,

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) is a Bahraini royal, engineer and deputy prime minister of

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Family

His full name is Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. Born in 1944 in the northern city of Muharraq, he was named after his grandfather, Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa (1853-1925). Khalid bin Abdullah is the second of four sons of Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa and his wife Sheikha Hessa bint Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, both now deceased. Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid chaired the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs from its establishment in 2005 until his death in 2018. He also held ministerial positions such as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Islamic Affairs (2002-2006). Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah’s brothers include the following, ranked from eldest to youngest: * Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Khalid, a physician and

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in the military, Ministry of Defense from 2006 to 2010 and current Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health * Ali bin Abdullah bin Khalid (died August 2009), also a doctor, and his son is Sheikh Khalid bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, current Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments * Ibrahim, a retired engineer who worked on

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linking the island with

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, holds a

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degree in

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

from

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

Personal life

Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah has nine children, four sons and five daughters, all from his wife Maryam bint Salman Al Khalifa, sister of the late

Emir of Bahrain The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of ha ...

Sheikh

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (; 3 June 1931 – 6 March 1999) was the first emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999. Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Early life and reign ...

, the late

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Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 20 ...

, and the late Prince

Mohammed ibn Salman Al Khalifa Mohammed ibn Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل خليفة; (1940 – 9 November 2009) was the youngest of three sons of the hakim of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. His eldest brother, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, succeeded ...

(who died on November 9, 2009). She is also the aunt of

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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...

. Their children include the following: * Sheikha Zain bint Khalid bin Abdullah, wife of Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, her cousin and the Deputy Prime Minister; she has headed the Al-Mabarrah Al-Khalifia Foundation since May 30, 2011 * Farah bint Khalid bin Abdullah * Sheikha Hessa bint Khalid bin Abdullah, Chair of the Women’s Committees of the Bahrain Football Association and the

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* Dhuwa bint Khalid bin Abdullah * Nouf bint Khalid bin Abdullah * Salman bin Khalid bin Abdullah * Abdullah bin Khalid bin Abdullah, Chairman of the Board of

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* Isa bin Khalid bin Abdullah * Khalifa bin Khalid bin Abdullah

Education

Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

Career

Khalifa worked as a roads engineer in the directorate of works in 1966. He became the director of public works in 1971. From 1975 to 1995 he served as the minister of housing, being the first housing minister of the country. In 1979, he founded Bahrain Housing Bank and headed it until 2002. In addition, he was the chairman of the central municipal council from 1987 to 1995. He was named minister of housing, municipalities and environment in 1995 and in office until 2001. In 2001, Khalifa was appointed minister of housing and agriculture and served in the post until 2002. He was appointed deputy prime minister for Islamic affairs in November 2010. He is also the CEO of

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and chairman of

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Committee memberships

* Member, Ministerial Committee for Development and Infrastructure Projects * Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs * Member, Supreme Planning Committee for 2011-2014 government sessions * Chairman of the Board, Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training * Member, Ministerial Committee for Study of Parliamentary Investigation Errors * Member, Planning and Coordination Council * Member, Founding Committee of Beit Al Quran Museum * Member, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports * Member, Supreme Council for Traffic * Member, Study Committee on Municipal Government * Member, Supreme Drafting Committee for the National Action Charter * Member, Committee on Constitutional Amendments * Member, Housing and Construction Committee * Chairman, Bahraini Section, Joint Ministerial Technical Committee for Construction of the

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* Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Public Utilities, Cabinet * Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Study of Pension Funding for the

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and Pension Fund Authority * Member, Ministerial Committee for Shura Council and

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Affairs * Deputy Chairman, Review Committee for the National Strategic Structural Plan for the Kingdom * Chairman, Pearl Diving Council * Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Study of the Needs of Returnees from Abroad * Founding member, Bahrain Society of Engineers * Chairman, Water Resources Council * Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Development and Infrastructure Projects * Chairman, Ministerial Committee for Financial Affairs and Rationalising Expenditure * Member, Bahrain Economic Development Board * Member of the Coordinating Committee Headed by

Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة; born 21 October 1969) is the Crown prince and the Prime Minister of Bahrain. He is also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force. Early life and educat ...

* Chairman of the Board,

* Chairman,

Gulf Air Gulf Air ( ar, طيران الخليج ''Ṭayarān al-Khalīj'') is the state-owned airline and the flag carrier of Bahrain, which was founded in 1950 by British Pilot Freddie Bosworth as Gulf Aviation. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline ...

* Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Isa Award for Services to Humanity * Vice-President, Civil Service Bureau * Chairman, High Committee for the Development of the

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* Member, Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology * Member since 1981, Royal Family Council

Achievements

Awards

In 1999, he was awarded the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Medal, First Class, by then-Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Ministry of Housing

* Oversaw the completion of

Isa Town Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country. Etymology The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999 ...

, whose construction had started in 1963 * Commissioned the Ministry slogan: توفير مسكن لائق لكل أسرة بحرينية لا تملك ولا تستطيع بناء مسكن لها (“Providing decent housing for every Bahraini family who doesn’t own and cannot build a home”) * Planned out

Hamad Town Madinat Hamad or ''Hamad Town'' ( ar, مدينة حمد, Madīnat Ḥamad) is a primarily commuter city within northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. Split from the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mi ...

and many residential projects elsewhere, along with general redevelopment throughout the country, including many old city centers

Central Municipal Council

* Concentrated on administrative and technical training and environmental issues; established parks; developed beaches, tourist islands, and central markets; promoted computerization

Environmental affairs

* Restored in

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and prevented dumping there; protected Hawar Islands and surrounding waters; performed environmental assessments and formulated procedures for control on

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-depleting substances; regulated

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handling in construction * Approved a national oil pollution control plan and national standards on environmental assessment of industrial/development projects, medical waste, occupational health, and the

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industry * Monitored

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, marine ecology, and

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concentrations * Addressed pollution from mechanics’ garages,

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and

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smelting, exhaust,

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bags, and marine sand washing

Events

Sheikh Khalid sponsored many local events in the engineering, environmental, construction,

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, energy, housing, government, and infrastructure fields, and represented Bahrain in international forums such as the following: * Headed national delegation to the 19th special session of the

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Special Session on the Environment in 1997 * Headed national delegation at the 25th special session of the

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Conference on Human Settlements in 2002 * Headed national government and business delegation to

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that met with its then Interim President

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and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Defense Minister

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in 2013 * Represented Bahrain at the

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(CICA) in

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in 2014 * Represented Bahrain at the international solidarity march against terrorism called by the

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in response to the

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in March 2015 * Represented Bahrain at the last inauguration ceremony of

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Omar al-Bashir

References

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