After his death, Prince Khalifa owned a shell company created in 1996 that held assets worth $60 million
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Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was a Bahraini politician and member of the Al Khalifa royal family who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020. He took office over a year before Bahrain achieved its independence in 31 August 1971. Khalifa was considered the effective leader of Bahrain during the reign of his brother, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, until the…
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politics · Bahraini royal, prime minister from 1970 to 2020 · politician · also Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, H.R.H. Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Khalifa
Born 24 November 1935 · Died 11 November 2020 · Q57726
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2020· 1 entry
Died 2020-11-11.
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2011· 1 entry
Reporter Bill Law stated that Prince Khalifa was a hardliner, whereas Crown Prince Salman, his grandnephew who was the deputy prime minister, and now is the Prime Minister, was a reformer and the King was somewhere in th
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2001· 2 entries
Won: Malaysia with Foreign honours (January 2001).
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Won: Philippines with Foreign honours (November 2001).
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1999· 2 entries
And remained influential under Isa's successor Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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And the accession of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, he continued to wield great influence, though Hamad tried to counterbalance him with his crown prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
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1981· 1 entry
Won: Spain with Foreign honours (December 1981).
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1970· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020).
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1952· 1 entry
She married Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (born 1952), artist and patron of the arts.
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-11-24.
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