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{{Politics of Bahrain}}
The '''King of the Kingdom of Bahrain''' ({{lang-ar|ملك مملكة البحرين}}) is the [[monarch]] and [[head of state]] of [[Bahrain]]. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of [[Hakim (title)|Hakim]], and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of [[Emir]]. On 14 February 2002, the then-Emir of Bahrain, [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king.<ref name=kingdom>{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Bahrain becomes kingdom with voter democracy|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bahrain-becomes-kingdom-with-voter-democracy/article4131465/|access-date=17 March 2021|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=15 February 2002}}</ref>
The King enjoys wide range of powers, which include appointing the [[Prime Minister of Bahrain|Prime Minister]] and the [[Cabinet of Bahrain|Cabinet]], holding the supreme command over the [[Bahrain Defence Force|Defence Force]], chairing the [[Judiciary of Bahrain|Higher Judicial Council]], appointing the [[National Assembly of Bahrain|parliament]]'s [[Consultative Council of Bahrain|upper house]] and dissolving its elected [[Council of Representatives of Bahrain|lower house]].<ref name="Fr 15.2.2011">{{cite news|url=http://files.bici.org.bh/BICIreportEN.pdf|title=(Report). Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. 23 November 2011|publisher=[[Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry|BICI]]|date=23 November 2011|access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> {{rp|page=. 15}}
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| life2 = {{Birth date and age|1950|1|28|df=y}}
| reignstart2 = 6 March 1999
| reignend2 = 14 February 2002<br/>{{small|(''title changed'')}}<ref name=kingdom>
| notes2 = Son of [[Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa]] and [[Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa]]
| family2 = Khalifa
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