Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020)[1] was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020.

Under the 2002 Constitution he lost some of his powers, with the King now having the authority to appoint and (along with the Bahraini parliament) dismiss ministers.

Therefore, he was assigned the control of government and economy, while his brother, the Emir, was involved in diplomatic and ceremonial affairs.

[4] Al Khalifa died at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota on 11 November 2020 at the age of 84, 13 days before his 85th birthday.

[9][10] Bahraini authorities have ordered a seven-day national mourning period with flags half-masted and government institutions closed for three days.