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A member of the House of Khalifa, he ruled as Hakim until 1971 and for the remainder of his reign as Emir.","summary_more":["Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he ascended the throne upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 June 1933","date":"1933-06-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Jasra","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6164132"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 March 1999","date":"1999-03-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Manama","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3882"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Bahrain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q398"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"sovereign","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2304859"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5746145","start":"1949-05-08","end":"1999-03-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"monarch of Bahrain (16 December 1961 – 6 March 1999)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42719346","start":"1961-12-16","end":"1999-03-06"},{"text":"Crown Prince of Bahrain (5 July 1957 – 2 November 1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125693554","start":"1957-07-05","end":"1961-11-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177451"},{"text":"Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17366068","date":"1982"},{"text":"Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66614867"},{"text":"Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94793"},{"text":"Order of the Nile","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783222"},{"text":"Order of Good Hope","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2037015"},{"text":"Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163700"},{"text":"Order of Pahlavi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399167"},{"text":"Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10904959"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa_bin_Salman_Al_Khalifa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309650"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa born?","a":"Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa was born on 3 June 1933 in Jasra."},{"q":"What positions has Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa held?","a":"Positions held by Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa include: monarch of Bahrain (1961–1999); Crown Prince of Bahrain (1957–1961)."}],"related":[{"name":"Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hamad-bin-isa-al-khalifa"},{"name":"Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/isa-bin-ali-al-khalifa"},{"name":"Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1894)","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/salman-bin-hamad-al-khalifa-born-1894"},{"name":"Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942)","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hamad-bin-isa-al-khalifa-18721942"},{"name":"Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Khalifa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-bin-muhammad-bin-khalifa"},{"name":"Al-Mundhir ibn Sawa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/al-mundhir-ibn-sawa"},{"name":"Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/salman-bin-hamad-al-khalifa"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/isa-bin-salman-al-khalifa-a3131c5c7c.jpg","width":397,"height":528,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Helene C. 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Image: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa 1998.jpg — Helene C. Stikkel, Public domain.","cite":"\"Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/isa-bin-salman-al-khalifa. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T08:59:15Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/isa-bin-salman-al-khalifa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/isa-bin-salman-al-khalifa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/isa-bin-salman-al-khalifa?lang=ne"}}