Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa

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Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa was the long-serving ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999, overseeing its transition from a British-protected emirate to an independent modern state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emir
human
ruler of Bahrain
associatedWith British withdrawal from the Gulf
formation of independent Bahraini state
capitalOfCountryRuled Manama NERFINISHED
continentOfCountryRuled Asia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Bahrain NERFINISHED
dynasty Al Khalifa dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime 1999
era post-colonial Middle East
familyRelation father of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
foreignRelationsContext British protectorate arrangements ending
independent foreign policy of Bahrain
governedDuring Cold War era NERFINISHED
post–Cold War era
governmentTypeDuringReign hereditary emirate
headOfStateOf Bahrain NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Emir of Bahrain NERFINISHED
independenceYearOfCountryHeRuled 1971
languageOfCountryRuled Arabic
memberOf House of Khalifa NERFINISHED
monarchOf Bahrain NERFINISHED
name Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa NERFINISHED
notableEventDuringReign Bahrain’s independence from the United Kingdom
consolidation of Bahraini sovereignty
notableFor leading Bahrain’s transition to independence
modernization of Bahrain’s state institutions
oversawDevelopmentOf modern administrative institutions in Bahrain
modern state infrastructure in Bahrain
oversawIndependenceOf Bahrain NERFINISHED
oversawTransitionOf Bahrain from British-protected emirate to independent state
politicalSystemUnderRule monarchy
positionHeld Emir of Bahrain NERFINISHED
precededBy Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa NERFINISHED
regionRuled Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
reignDuration approximately 38 years
religion Islam
roleInBahrainHistory long-serving ruler during modernization
ruled Bahrain NERFINISHED
sphereOfInfluence Gulf Cooperation Council region NERFINISHED
startTime 1961
succeededBy Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfActivity 20th century
titleDuringReign His Highness the Emir of the State of Bahrain NERFINISHED
typeOfMonarch hereditary monarch

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Isa Air Base namedAfter Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
this entity surface form: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
King of Bahrain predecessorTitleHeldBy Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa servedUnderMonarch Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
this entity surface form: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa