Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

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Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa : biography

April 24, 1960 –

Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa (born 24 April 1960) is the Foreign Minister of Bahrain. Sheikh Khalid was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2005, having previously been the ambassador to the United Kingdom, serving there from 2001.

A graduate of the St. Edward’s University, he is only the second Foreign Minister in Bahrain’s history. His predecessor, Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, had served in that position for over 30 years.

Career

In 1985, Khalid bin Ahmed joined the ministry of foreign affairs, at the rank of third cecretary, on 1 March 1985. Between August 1985 and November 1994 he worked at Bahrain’s embassy in Washington, D.C. where he was in charge of the political, congressional and media affairs.

From June 1995 to August 2000 he worked as a chief liaison officer at the office of the deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affairs; responsible for the maritime delimitation and territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar, in addition to other tasks.

In August 2000, he assumed the position of the director of public relations and information at the court of the Crown Prince. He was awarded the Bahrain Second Class Medal by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in May 2001 in recognition of his contribution and role as a Liaison Officer during the Territorial Dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.,Ministry of Foreign Affairs

His deputy until 2011 was Nazar Al Baharna, formerly a leading member of Al Wefaq, Bahrain’s main Shia opposition party.