Sheikh Faisal bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, فيصل بن حمد آل خليفة; 12 February 1991 – 12 January 2006) was a member of the
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
's ruling family, the
House of Khalifa
The House of Khalifa ( ar, آل خليفة, translit=Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe, some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which m ...
.
Early life and activities
Sheikh Faisal was born in at
Al Sakhir Palace,
East Riffa on 12 February 1991. He was the sixth son of
King Hamad
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 ...
who has seven sons.
[ Amongst his other titles, he was the honorary president of the Bahrain disabled sports federation.][ He was among those who organized the World Junior Endurance Championship in Bahrain in December 2005.][
His mother is Hessa bint Faisal bin Muhammad bin Shuraim Al Marri.
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Death
Sheikh Faisal was killed in a car crash on 12 January 2006.[ He was 14.][ The accident occurred near Safriya, 20 km south of ]Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...
,
Ancestry
References
External links
Faisal bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
1991 births
2006 deaths
Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifa
Road incident deaths in Bahrain
Sons of kings
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Royalty who died as children