The prime minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain (), who is the country's head of government, is directly appointed by the

king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

. The constitution does not require the prime minister to be an elected member of the Council of Representatives. Since becoming independent, Bahrain has only had two prime ministers: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the king's paternal uncle, and Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the

crown prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince ...

. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died on 11 November 2020. Before becoming prime minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held the positions of deputy king, crown prince, and

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

. He served as the First Deputy Prime Minister from March 2013 until November 2020. The current deputy prime minister is Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.

List of officeholders (1970–present)

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* Prime ministers of Bahrain Political history of Bahrain Government of Bahrain 1970 establishments in Bahrain {{Bahrain-stub

List of officeholders (1970–present)

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