Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa

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Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa
BornBahrain
Died10 June 2018
Spouse
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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(div. 2005)​
IssueIsa
Mohammed
Fatima
Al Joud
HouseAl Khalifa
FatherDuaij bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
MotherSheikha Aisha[citation needed]

Shaikha Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa (Arabic: هالة بنت دعيج آل خليفة, died 10 June 2018) was the former wife of Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, until 2005. Hala was the youngest daughter of D'aij bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & National Economy. She was the Honorary President of the Information Centre for Women & Children, and Chair of the Bahrain Society for Mental Retardation.

Hala and Salman had two sons and two daughters:

  • Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, currently attending American University in Washington DC.
  • Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa (born 1993), educated at the in Bahrain. Graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2011.[1]
  • Fatima Al Dana bint Salman Al Khalifa
  • Joud bint Salman Al Khalifa

Her eldest son, Isa is second in line to the throne after his father. She died on 10 June 2018.[2][3]

"Be Free"[]

As a campaigner for human rights, Hala launched the "Be Free" campaign on the 19 March 2002 to protect children from abuse.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Crown Prince's son graduates from Sandhurst". Gulf Daily News. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Shaikha Hala mourned". www.bna.bh. Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sheikha Hala, former wife of Bahrain Crown Prince, passes away". Khaleej Times. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ Who are we


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