Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa

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Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa
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Khalid bin Hamad
Born (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 32)
Spouse
Sahab bint Abdullah Al Saud
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(m. 2011; div. 2017)​

Hessa bint Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa
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(m. 2017)​

Nouf Al Ajmi
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(m. 2017)​
IssueFaisal bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Munirah bint Khalid Al Khalifa
Nasser bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Isa bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Salman bin Khalid Al Khalifa
HouseAl Khalifa
FatherKing Hamad
MotherSheia bint Hassan Al Khrayyesh Al Ajmi
Military career
Allegiance Bahrain
Service/branch Royal Guard
Years of service2008–present
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsYemeni Civil War

Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: خالد بن حمد آل خليفة; born 13 September 1989) is a member of the Bahraini royal family, and a Bahraini military officer. He is the fourth line of the heir apparent.

Early life and education[]

Khalid bin Hamad was born on 13 September 1989, the fifth son of the Bahraini ruler, King Hamad, with Sheia bint Hassan Al Khrayyesh Al Ajmi of Kuwait, the king’s second wife.[1][2]

He attended Ibn Khuldoon National School and then graduated from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in August 2008.[1]

Career[]

He is a military officer with the rank Major and command Royal Guard's Rapid Intervention Force.[3] He is the president of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation[4] and the first deputy chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.[5]

Personal life[]

Khalid bin Hamad married Sahab bint Abdullah Al Saud (born 14 February 1993), daughter of Saudi Arabia's former ruler King Abdullah, on 16 June 2011 in Riyadh.[6] Khalid and Sahab divorced in 2017. The couple had two sons:

  • Faisal (born 12 December 2012)[7]
  • Abdullah (born 6 February 2015) to Hessa, daughter of Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, the chief of the National Guard.[7][8]


Styles of
Sheikh Khalid
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Reference styleHis Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness

Ancestry[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Official website. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013.
  2. ^ Gordon Rayner (17 February 2011). "WikiLeaks: US wanted 'derogatory' information on Bahrain king's sons". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Royal Guard Commander patronises graduation ceremony". Bahrain News Agency. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "HM the King Patronizes HM's Cup for Overall and Young Endurance Competitions". Bahrain News Agency. 23 February 2013.
  5. ^ "King of Bahrain`s son marries Saudi king`s daughter". Dawn. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad marries daughter of Saudi Monarch". Bahrain News Agency. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Birth of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa". The Diplomat. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Birth of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa". Bahrain Mirror. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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