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 Cabinet of Bahrain is the chief executive body of the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Article 32 (b) of the 2002 Constitution, "executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers". The Council of Ministers (Cabinet) is appointed directly by the King (Article 33d).
Bahrain has had two Prime Ministers since the country's independence in 1971, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the uncle of the reigning King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died on 11 November 2020, and was succeeded by the King's son, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The prime minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: رئيس مجلس الوزراء في مملكة البحرين, romanized: Raʼīs Majlis al-Wuzarāʼ fī Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is the head of government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The prime minister is directly appointed by the king. The constitution does not require the prime minister to be an elected member of the Council of Representatives.
Since becoming independent, Bahrain has only had two prime ministers: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the king's paternal uncle, and Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the crown prince. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died on 11 November 2020.