The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from Bahrain
This page contains a list of the greatest Bahraini Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 6 of which were born in Bahrain. This makes Bahrain the birth place of the 170th most number of Politicians behind Namibia and Maldives.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bahraini Politicians of all time. This list of famous Bahraini Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1950 - )
With an HPI of 64.88, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the most famous Bahraini Politician. His biography has been translated into 66 different languages on wikipedia.
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة Ḥamad bin ʿĪsā bin Salmān Āl Khalīfa; born 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the previous and first emir. The country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783.
2. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1936 - 2020)
With an HPI of 59.22, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa is the 2nd most famous Bahraini Politician. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020. He took office over a year before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971. He was the longest-serving prime minister in the world. 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. Prince Khalifa was also the paternal uncle of the reigning King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and grand-uncle of the Crown Prince Salman, since he was the younger brother of the previous Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
3. Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1933 - 1999)
With an HPI of 58.17, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is the 3rd most famous Bahraini Politician. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة; 3 June 1933 – 6 March 1999) was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999 (after having previously ruled as Hakim of Bahrain until 16 August 1971). Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
4. Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain (1969 - )
With an HPI of 48.96, Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain is the 4th most famous Bahraini Politician. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Arabic: سَلمَان بن حَمَد بن عِيْسى آل خَلِيْفَة, romanized: Salmān bin Ḥamad bin ʿĪsā Āl Khalīfa; born 21 October 1969) is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain. He is also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force.
5. Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1965 - )
With an HPI of 38.40, Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the 5th most famous Bahraini Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (Arabic: سلمان بن ابراهيم آل خليفة; born 2 November 1965) is a Bahraini football administrator. As of 2023 he is Senior Vice-President of the FIFA Council. He has been president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2 May 2013. Before becoming president of the AFC, he had been president of Bahrain Football Association (2002–13) and also chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee and deputy chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. He is member of the House of Khalifa, the royal family of Bahrain, and has been accused of involvement in the crackdown on dissidents since the Arab Spring in Bahrain. He has denied these allegations.
6. Houda Nonoo (1964 - )
With an HPI of 35.02, Houda Nonoo is the 6th most famous Bahraini Politician. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (Arabic: هدى عزرا نونو; born 7 September 1964) served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country, and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
Pantheon has 6 people classified as politicians born between 1933 and 1969. Of these 6, 4 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain, and Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa. The most famous deceased politicians include Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. As of April 2022, 1 new politicians have been added to Pantheon including Houda Nonoo.
Living Politicians
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Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Houda Nonoo
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.02
