Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa explained

Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa
Spouse:Shaikha Moza bint Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Succession:Deputy Prime Minister
Reign:2005  - 2022
Reign-Type:In office
Reg-Type:Monarch
Regent:King Hamad
Succession1:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Reign1:12 January 1969  - 29 September 2005
Reign-Type1:In office
Reg-Type1:Monarch
Regent1:King Isa
King Hamad
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Father:Sheikh Mubarak bin Hamad Al Khalifa (died 1977)
Mother:Sheikh Noura bint Abdullah bin Jabr al-Dosari (died 2016)[1]
House:Al Khalifa
Religion:Islam
Royal Name:Sheikh Muhammad
Dipstyle:His Highness
Offstyle:Your Highness
Altstyle:Sheikh

Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa (Arabic: محمد بن مبارك بن حمد آل خليفة; born 1935) is a Bahraini politician and a member of the Bahrain's royal family. He served as Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1969 to 2005, and then as the Deputy Prime Minister until 21 November 2022.[2]

King Hamad appointed Mohammed bin Mubarak as a Special Representative on 16 June 2022.[3]

Education

Khalifa received his secondary education at the International School of the American University in Beirut.[4] He holds a bachelor's degree in international relations and law, which he obtained from the University of London.[4]

Career

He started his career as a judge and then became the director of public relations, director of media and head of foreign affairs during Bahrain's establishment in 1969.[4] He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for nearly 35 years, from before Bahrain's independence in 1971 until a cabinet reshuffle on 29 September 2005, when he was replaced by Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah. Mohammad was instead appointed as one of three deputy prime ministers in the September 2005 reshuffle.[5] During that time he was also Minister of Information.[4] His official title is Deputy Prime Minister for Ministerial Committees.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الديوان الملكي» ينعى والدة محمد بن مبارك. 8 May 2016. Arabic. Alwatan.
  2. News: 22 November 2022 . Bahrain's king approves new Cabinet . Reuters.
  3. Web site: 16 June 2022 . HM King appoints HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak as Special Representative . 11 March 2024 . Bahrain News Agency.
  4. Web site: About his Highness. Deputy Prime Minister's Office. 20 April 2013.
  5. Web site: New Bahraini cabinet sworn in. 30 September 2005. Gulf Daily News. 21 April 2011.