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lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Спіс манархаў Бахрэйна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seznam_bahrajnsk%C3%BDch_panovn%C3%ADk%C5%AF" title="Seznam bahrajnských panovníků – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Seznam bahrajnských panovníků" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Emire_von_Bahrain" title="Liste der Emire von Bahrain – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Liste der Emire von Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahreini_kuningas" title="Bahreini kuningas – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bahreini kuningas" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%87%CF%81%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BD" title="Βασιλιάς του Μπαχρέιν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βασιλιάς του Μπαχρέιν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Monarcas_de_Bar%C3%A9in" title="Anexo:Monarcas de Baréin – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Monarcas de Baréin" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86" title="پادشاه بحرین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پادشاه بحرین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_souverains_de_Bahre%C3%AFn" title="Liste des souverains de Bahreïn – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Liste des souverains de Bahreïn" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_de_Bahrain" title="Rei de Bahrain – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Rei de Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B8%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%B0%EC%A3%BC" title="바레인의 군주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바레인의 군주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listo_pri_monarki_di_Bahrain" title="Listo pri monarki di Bahrain – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Listo pri monarki di Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_Raja_Bahrain" title="Daftar Raja Bahrain – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daftar Raja Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovrani_del_Bahrein" title="Sovrani del Bahrein – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sovrani del Bahrein" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%91%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F" title="מלך בחריין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מלך בחריין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94" title="ბაჰრეინის მეფე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბაჰრეინის მეფე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahreinas_valdnieki" title="Bahreinas valdnieki – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bahreinas valdnieki" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrein_uralkod%C3%B3inak_list%C3%A1ja" title="Bahrein uralkodóinak listája – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bahrein uralkodóinak listája" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90" title="ბაჰრეინიშ მაფა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბაჰრეინიშ მაფა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86" title="حكام البحرين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="حكام البحرين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Bahrain" title="Raja Bahrain – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Raja Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_koningen_van_Bahrein" title="Lijst van koningen van Bahrein – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lijst van koningen van Bahrein" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E7%8E%8B" title="バーレーンの国王 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バーレーンの国王" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_Bahrains_konger" title="Liste over Bahrains konger – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over Bahrains konger" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%81_%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86" title="شاہ بحرین – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="شاہ بحرین" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adcy_Bahrajnu" title="Władcy Bahrajnu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Władcy Bahrajnu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_do_Bar%C3%A9m" title="Rei do Barém – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Rei do Barém" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Список монархов Бахрейна – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Список монархов Бахрейна" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Bahrain" title="King of Bahrain – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="King of Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%99_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Краљ Бахреина – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Краљ Бахреина" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Bahrain" title="Raja Bahrain – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Raja Bahrain" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrainin_hallitsija" title="Bahrainin hallitsija – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bahrainin hallitsija" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_Bahrains_regenter" title="Lista över Bahrains regenter – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lista över Bahrains regenter" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%99" title="รายพระนามพระมหากษัตริย์บาห์เรน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="รายพระนามพระมหากษัตริย์บาห์เรน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahreyn_h%C3%BCk%C3%BCmdarlar%C4%B1_listesi" title="Bahreyn hükümdarları listesi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Bahreyn hükümdarları listesi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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dir="rtl">ملك مملكة البحرين</span></span><br /><span title="DIN 31635 Arabic (Arabic language) transliteration"><i lang="ar-Latn">Malik Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn</i></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg/120px-Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg/180px-Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg/240px-Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Standard_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Standard of Bahrain">Royal 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class="infobox-full-data"><b><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa </a></span></b><br />since 6 March 1999 as Emir<br />since 14 February 2002 as King</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Style</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majesty" title="Majesty">His Majesty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">Heir apparent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salman,_Crown_Prince_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain">Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a></td></tr><tr><th 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/></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <p><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Arab_League" title="Arab League"><img alt="Arab League" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Arab_League.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arab_League" title="Arab League">Member State of the Arab League</a></span> </p> <hr /></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bahrain" title="Constitution of Bahrain">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Bahrain" title="Human rights in Bahrain">Human rights</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Khalifa" title="House of Khalifa">Monarchy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">King</a> <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a></div></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Bahrain" title="Cabinet of Bahrain">Cabinet</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">Prime Minister</a> <dl><dd><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Salman,_Crown_Prince_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain">Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa</a></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain">Deputy Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Interior (Bahrain)">Minister of Interior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Justice (Bahrain)">Minister of Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_%26_National_Economy_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Finance & National Economy (Bahrain)">Minister of Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Housing (Bahrain)">Minister of Housing</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bahrain)" title="National Assembly (Bahrain)">National Assembly</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consultative_Council_(Bahrain)" title="Consultative Council (Bahrain)">Consultative Council</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_chairmen_of_the_Consultative_Council_of_Bahrain" title="List of chairmen of the Consultative Council of Bahrain">Chairman</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Representatives_(Bahrain)" title="Council of Representatives (Bahrain)">Council of Representatives</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Council_of_Representatives_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain">Speaker</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Bahrain" title="Judiciary of Bahrain">Judiciary</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Bahrain" title="Elections in Bahrain">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Recent elections <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>General: <a href="/wiki/2010_Bahraini_general_election" title="2010 Bahraini general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bahraini_general_election" title="2014 Bahraini general election">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Bahraini_general_election" title="2018 Bahraini general election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Bahraini_general_election" title="2022 Bahraini general election"><i>2022</i></a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Referendums: <a href="/wiki/National_Action_Charter_of_Bahrain" title="National Action Charter of Bahrain">2001 <span style="font-size:85%;">(National Action Charter)</span></a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Bahrain" title="List of political parties in Bahrain">Political parties</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span 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title="Bahraini passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Bahraini_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Bahrain" title="Visa policy of Bahrain">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;"> <ul><li>National symbols <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Bahrain" title="Flag of Bahrain">Flag</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Bahrain" title="Coat of arms of Bahrain">Coat of arms</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bahrainona" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahrainona">Anthem</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain_Defence_Force" title="Bahrain Defence Force">Military</a></li> 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</div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 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class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">ملك مملكة البحرين</span> <span title="DIN 31635 Arabic (Arabic language) transliteration"><i lang="ar-Latn">Malik Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn</i></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">monarch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Bahrain" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Bahrain">Kingdom of Bahrain</a>. The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Khalifa" title="House of Khalifa">House of Khalifa</a> has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of <a href="/wiki/Hakim_(title)" title="Hakim (title)">hakim</a>, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of <a href="/wiki/Emir" title="Emir">emir</a>. On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a>, declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king.<sup id="cite_ref-kingdom_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kingdom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The king enjoys wide ranging powers, which include appointing the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">prime minister</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Bahrain" title="Cabinet of Bahrain">cabinet</a>, holding supreme command over the <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_Defence_Force" title="Bahrain Defence Force">Defence Force</a>, chairing the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Bahrain" title="Judiciary of Bahrain">Higher Judicial Council</a>, appointing the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bahrain)" title="National Assembly (Bahrain)">parliament</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Consultative_Council_(Bahrain)" title="Consultative Council (Bahrain)">upper house</a> and dissolving its elected <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Representatives_(Bahrain)" title="Council of Representatives (Bahrain)">lower house</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fr_15.2.2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fr_15.2.2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: .15">: .15 </span></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_rulers">List of rulers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of rulers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hakims_of_Bahrain_(1783–1971)"><span id="Hakims_of_Bahrain_.281783.E2.80.931971.29"></span>Hakims of Bahrain (1783–1971)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hakims of Bahrain (1783–1971)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Bahrain_(1783%E2%80%931971)" title="History of Bahrain (1783–1971)">History of Bahrain (1783–1971)</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> title of the <a href="/wiki/Hakim_(title)" title="Hakim (title)">Hakim</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">transliterated</a>, was <i>Hakim al-Bahrayn</i> (English: <span lang="en">Caretaker/Ruler of Bahrain</span>). The Hakim also held the <a href="/wiki/Honorific" title="Honorific">honorific</a> title of <a href="/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">sheikh</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th>Reign </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_bin_Muhammad_bin_Khalifa" title="Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa">Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa</a> </td> <td>1783 – 18 July 1795 </td> <td>Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Bani_Utbah_invasion_of_Bahrain" title="Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain">Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br />Salman bin Ahmad Al Khalifa </td> <td>1795–1825 </td> <td>As <a href="/wiki/Coregency" title="Coregency">co-regent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_bin_Ahmad_Al_Khalifa" title="Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa">Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa</a> </td> <td>1795–1843 </td> <td>As co-regent </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br />Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa </td> <td>1825–1834 </td> <td>As co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Khalifa_Al_Khalifa" title="Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa">Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa</a> </td> <td>1834–1842 </td> <td>First reign as co-regent with Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Khalifa_Al_Khalifa" title="Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa">Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa</a> </td> <td>1843–1868 </td> <td>Second reign </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br />Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa </td> <td>1868–1869 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_bin_Khalifa_Al_Khalifa" title="Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa">Muhammad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa</a> </td> <td>1869 </td> <td>Third reign </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sheikh<br />Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa </td> <td>September – 1 December 1869 </td> <td>Deposed and exiled to <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">India</a>. Confined at <a href="/wiki/Asirgarh_Fort" title="Asirgarh Fort">Asirgarh Fort</a>, but later removed to <a href="/wiki/Chunar_Fort" title="Chunar Fort">Chunar Fort</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Benares</a>, where he died in 1877. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_(1848_%E2%80%93_1932).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png/80px-Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png/120px-Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png/160px-Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa_%281848_%E2%80%93_1932%29.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="683" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Isa_bin_Ali_Al_Khalifa" title="Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa">Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1848–1932)</span> </td> <td>1 December 1869 – 26 May 1923 </td> <td>Abdicated </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_(1872%E2%80%931942).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png/80px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png/120px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png/160px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_%281872%E2%80%931942%29.png 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="609" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_(1872%E2%80%931942)" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942)">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1872–1942)</span> </td> <td>27 May 1923 – 20 February 1942 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salman_bin_hamad_al_khalifa_I_2014-06-18_15-33.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Salman_bin_hamad_al_khalifa_I_2014-06-18_15-33.jpg/80px-Salman_bin_hamad_al_khalifa_I_2014-06-18_15-33.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Salman_bin_hamad_al_khalifa_I_2014-06-18_15-33.jpg/120px-Salman_bin_hamad_al_khalifa_I_2014-06-18_15-33.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg/160px-Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="397" data-file-height="527" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sheikh<br /><a href="/wiki/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa">Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1931–1999)</span> </td> <td>2 November 1961 – 16 August 1971 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emirs_of_Bahrain_(1971–2002)"><span id="Emirs_of_Bahrain_.281971.E2.80.932002.29"></span>Emirs of Bahrain (1971–2002)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Emirs of Bahrain (1971–2002)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/State_of_Bahrain" title="State of Bahrain">State of Bahrain</a></div> <p>The Arabic title of the <a href="/wiki/Emir_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emir (title)">Emir</a>, as transliterated, was <i>Amir dawlat al-Bahrayn</i> (English: <span lang="en">Chief of the State of Bahrain</span>). The Emir also held the honorific title of sheikh. </p> <table class="succession-table-monarch wikitable" style="text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Lifespan</th><th>Reign start</th><th>Reign end</th><th>Notes</th><th>Family</th><th>Image</th></tr><tr><td>Sheikh<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa">Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa</a></b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align: center"><li><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة</span></span></li></ul></div></td><td><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1931-06-03</span>)</span>3 June 1931 – 6 March 1999<span style="display:none">(1999-03-06)</span> (aged 67)</td><td>16 August 1971</td><td>6 March 1999<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>Son of <a href="/wiki/Salman_bin_Hamad_Al_Khalifa_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I">Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa</a> and Mouza bint Hamad Al Khalifa</td><td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Khalifa" title="House of Khalifa">Khalifa</a></td><td><span class="photo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg/80px-Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg/120px-Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg/160px-Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa_1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="397" data-file-height="527" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td>Sheikh<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a></b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align: center"><li><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة</span></span></li></ul></div></td><td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1950-01-28</span>) </span>28 January 1950<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 74)</span></td><td>6 March 1999</td><td>14 February 2002<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>title changed</i>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-kingdom_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kingdom-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>Son of <a href="/wiki/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa">Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hessa_bint_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa">Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa</a></td><td>Khalifa</td><td><span class="photo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/80px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/120px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/160px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2019" data-file-height="2576" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="King_of_Bahrain_(2002–present)"><span id="King_of_Bahrain_.282002.E2.80.93present.29"></span>King of Bahrain (2002–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: King of Bahrain (2002–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Arabic title of the King, as transliterated, is <i>Malik al-Bahrayn</i> (English: <span lang="en">King of Bahrain</span>). The King also holds the honorific title of sheikh. </p> <table class="succession-table-monarch wikitable" style="text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Lifespan</th><th>Reign start</th><th>Reign end</th><th>Notes</th><th>Family</th><th>Image</th></tr><tr><td>King<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa" title="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa">Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a></b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align: center"><li><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة</span></span></li></ul></div></td><td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1950-01-28</span>) </span>28 January 1950<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 74)</span></td><td>14 February 2002</td><td>Incumbent</td><td>Son of <a href="/wiki/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa">Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hessa_bint_Salman_Al_Khalifa" title="Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa">Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Khalifa" title="House of Khalifa">Khalifa</a></td><td><span class="photo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/80px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/120px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg/160px-Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa_April_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2019" data-file-height="2576" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Khalifa" title="House of Khalifa">House of Khalifa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_Bahraini_throne" title="Succession to the Bahraini throne">Succession to the Bahraini throne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">Prime Minister of Bahrain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King_of_Bahrain&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Georgia">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iraq" title="President of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="President of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Laos" title="President of 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title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="President of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Uzbekistan" title="President of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" title="President of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Yemen" title="President of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Afghanistan" title="Prime Minister of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azerbaijan" title="Prime Minister of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan" title="List of prime ministers of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Brunei" title="Prime Minister of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia" title="Prime Minister of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_China" title="Premier of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" 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Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kazakhstan" title="Prime Minister of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Laos" title="Prime Minister of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon" title="Prime Minister of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" title="Prime Minister of Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mongolia" title="Prime Minister of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Myanmar" title="Prime Minister of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Palestine" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria" title="Prime Minister of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tajikistan" title="Prime Minister of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand" title="Prime Minister of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Uzbekistan" title="Prime Minister of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Vietnam" title="Prime Minister of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Yemen" title="Prime Minister of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Abkhazia" title="Prime Minister of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Ossetia" title="Prime Minister of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Premier of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader" class="extiw" title="wikt:Supreme Leader">Supreme leaders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">North Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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