Who is shaikh of bahrain & say about his wife?? she is gregarious woman??

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Who is shaikh of bahrain & say about his wife?? she is gregarious woman??

Answer 1

I found an old article about the sheik at http://www.theestimate.com/public/031299...

Wikipedia's  (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/  ) entry reads:

"Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة) (born January 28, 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the current King of Bahrain (since 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 1999). He is the son of Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the previous emir.

For his secondary schooling, he attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England, and later at military colleges in the United Kingdom (including Sandhurst) and United States (including Fort Leavenworth).[1]

Al Khalifah has great interest in preserving heritage and continues to indulge in a number of sports activities and hobbies including flying aircraft, falconry, golf, fishing, tennis and football. His keen interest in Arabian horses caused him to establish the Amiri stables in June 1977 which was registered in the World Arabian Horses Organization in September 1978

Upon succeeding his father, King Hamad brought in sweeping political reforms to the Kingdom which included the release of all political prisoners, granting women the right to vote, and holding elections for parliament. The reforms were described by Amnesty International as representing a "historic period of human rights."[2] The country was declared a kingdom in 2002. It formerly was considered an emirate and officially called a "state." In 2002 he took a stance opposing any 'unilateral' military action by the United States against Iraq.

[edit] Family

He and his wife, Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, have four living children:

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, born on October 21, 1969

His Royal Highness Sheikh Abdullah, born on June 30, 1975

His Royal Highness Sheikh Khalifa, born on June 4, 1977

Her Royal Highness Sheikha Najla, born on May 20, 1981.

The king's youngest son (born February 12, 1991), Sheikh Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, died at 15 years old, in a car accident on January 13, 2006."

About Sabika,his first wife,Wikipedia says:"Her Royal Highness Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the first wife of Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the mother of the crown prince His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. As the head of the Supreme Council for Women in Bahrain, she is heavily involved in the empowerment of woman in the Arab world. She is also the chief patron of the "Society for Women and Children" in Bahrain."

I suppose she is quite an influential and powerful woman.There are many articles about her meeting with this dignatary and that organization president.

For up-to-date new about this family visit

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f70...

Answer 2

Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة) (born January 28, 1950 in Riffa, Bahrain) is the current King of Bahrain (since 2002), having previously been its Emir (from 1999). He is the son of Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the previous emir.

For his secondary schooling, he attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England, and later at military colleges in the United Kingdom (including Sandhurst) and United States (including Fort Leavenworth).[1]

Al Khalifah has great interest in preserving heritage and continues to indulge in a number of sports activities and hobbies including flying aircraft, falconry, golf, fishing, tennis and football. His keen interest in Arabian horses caused him to establish the Amiri stables in June 1977 which was registered in the World Arabian Horses Organization in September 1978

He and his wife, Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, have four living children:

His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, born on October 21, 1969

His Royal Highness Sheikh Abdullah, born on June 30, 1975

His Royal Highness Sheikh Khalifa, born on June 4, 1977

Her Royal Highness Sheikha Najla, born on May 20, 1981.

The king's youngest son (born February 12, 1991), Sheikh Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, died at 15 years old, in a car accident on January 13, 2006

Her Royal Highness Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the first wife of Bahrain's King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the mother of the crown prince His Royal Highness Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. As the head of the Supreme Council for Women in Bahrain, she is heavily involved in the empowerment of woman in the Arab world. She is also the chief patron of the "Society for Women and Children" in Bahrain.