Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة, born 1946) is a Bahraini soldier who serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF).

Sheikh
Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة
Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force
In office
January 19, 1974 – March 31, 1988
MonarchIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Succeeded byAbdullah bin Salman Al Khalifa
Minister of Defense and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force
In office
March 31, 1988 – January 6, 2008
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force
Assumed office
January 6, 2008
MonarchHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Preceded bySalman, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Personal details
Born
Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Salman bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalifa

1946 (1946) (age 77)
Bahrain
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
Occupationsoldier
Military service
Branch/serviceBahrain Defence Force
Years of service1969—Present
Rankfield marshal, Commander-in-Chief

Biography

Enrolling at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on December 19, 1968, Al Khalifa also completed many military courses in Arab countries and elsewhere along with a master’s degree in military science from the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the United Kingdom on October 27, 1972. He was meanwhile appointed assistant commander of the recruits at the BDF Training Center on April 10, 1968 and led the graduation column for the first batch of recruits of the BDF in 1969, later that year becoming commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion.[1]

On January 19, 1974, Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa appointed him Chief of Staff of the BDF. This was followed on March 13, 1988, by Khalifa bin Ahmed being named Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Defense. On January 29, 2001, Emir and soon-to-be King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa promoted Khalifa bin Ahmed to Lieutenant-General, followed by the titles of BDF Commander-in-Chief on January 6, 2008,[2] and the rank of field marshal on February 8, 2011.[3]

Awards

References
  1. "المشير الركن خليفة بن أحمد.. بداياته وبصماته بقوة الدفاع حرص على تهيئة الجندي المقاتل المدرك لعظيم مسئوليته تجاه وطنه". Akhbar Al Khaleej. January 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. "تعيين ولي العهد نائبا للقائد الاعلى ... وترقية وزير الدفاع الى قائد قوة دفاع البحرين في 6 يناير 2008". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). January 6, 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. "عاهل البلاد يرعى احتفالا بمناسبة ذكرى يوم قوة الدفاع وتدشين طائرات /بلاك هوك ام". Bahrain News Agency. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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