Bahrain Defence Force in the context of "Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa"

The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: ملك مملكة البحرين Malik Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family of the country since the 1783 Arab invasion that led to the end of Persian rule in Bahrain. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of hakim, and, from 1971 until 2002, the title of emir. On 14 February 2002, the emir of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, declared Bahrain a kingdom and proclaimed himself the first king. The king enjoys wide-ranging powers, which include appointing the prime minister and the cabinet, holding supreme command over the Defence Force, chairing the Higher Judicial Council, appointing the parliament's upper house and dissolving its elected lower house.

Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 21 October 1969) has been the Crown Prince of Bahrain since 1999, and the Prime Minister of Bahrain since 2020. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force from 1999 to 2008.
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The crown prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: ولي عهد مملكة البحرين) is the heir apparent to the King of Bahrain and official heir presumptive to the King.

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was sworn in as Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain on 9 March 1999 and held the post of commander-in-chief of the Bahrain Defence Force from 22 March 1999 to 6 January 2008.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force is the military leader of the Bahrain Defence Force, operating under the supreme commander, a role constitutionally held by the king of Bahrain. The king, as supreme commander, holds the highest authority within the military structure.

The commander-in-chief is responsible for command and control, overseeing the military operations and discipline in compliance with military procedures and the code of conduct established under the constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The position is reportedly held by a field marshal; however, the constitution of Bahrain lacks sufficient references to determine the eligibility criteria for the rank of commander-in-chief.