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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.
 
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|accessdateaccess-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> {{rp|page=. 15}}
 
==List of rulers==
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| life1 = {{Birth date|1931|6|3|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1999|3|6|1931|6|3|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 16 August 1971
| reignend1 = 6 March 1999<ref>{{cite news|last=Jehl|first=Douglas|title=Sheik Isa, 65, Emir of Bahrain Who Built Non-Oil Economy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/07/world/sheik-isa-65-emir-of-bahrain-who-built-non-oil-economy.html|accessdateaccess-date=13 November 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 March 1999}}</ref>
| notes1 = Son of [[Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I|Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa]] and Mouza bint Hamad Al Khalifa
| family1 = [[House of Khalifa|Khalifa]]