Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
{{short description|Prince of Bahrain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox royalty
| title =
| image = Rashid Al Khalifa.jpg
| caption =
| spouse =
| issue =
| full name = Rashid bin Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
| styles =
| succession = Minister of Interior
| reign = May 2004 – present
| reign-type = In office
|reg-type = Monarch
|regent = King Hamad
| predecessor = Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa
| father = Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
| mother =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954}}
| birth_place = Muharraq
| house = House of Khalifa
}}
{{Infobox royal styles
|royal name = Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
|image = 50px
|dipstyle = His Excellency
|offstyle = Your Excellency
|altstyle = Sheikh}}
Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa (born 1954) is a member of the Bahraini royal family{{cite news|last=Merrick|first=Jane|title=UK rolls out red carpet for Bahrain|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-bahrain-7901942.html|accessdate=13 April 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=1 July 2012}} and since 2004 has been the minister of interior of Bahrain.
Family
Rashid is the only son of Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, son of Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Khalifa with Saeda, son of Muhammad bin Isa Al Khalifa Al Haj, son of Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa ruler of Bahrain.{{Cite news
|url=https://gw.geneanet.org/frebault?lang=en&n=de+bahrain&oc=0&p=isa+bin+ali+al+khalifa|title=Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa de Bahrain|work=Geneanet|access-date=9 March 2021}}
His son, Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, was appointed Bahrain's ambassador to the United States in April 2017.{{ Cite news|url= http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/bahrains-ambassador-to-the-united-states-who-is-abdullah-bin-rashid-bin-abdullah-al-khalifa-170807?news=860299|title=Bahrain's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa?|date=7 September 2017|work= allgov.com|access-date=26 January 2021}} He replaced another member of the royal family, Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Rashed Al Khalifa, who in 2013 replaced Houda Nonoo, who had served in the post since 2008.
Career
Khalifa served as chief of staff of the Bahrain Defence Force from October 2001 to May 2004 with the rank of major general.{{cite news|last=Malik|first=Adnan|title=Bahrain aids US war effort|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XwJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8wgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6823,5283013&dq=rashid+bin+abdullah+al+khalifa&hl=en|accessdate=10 August 2013|newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner|date=30 December 2001|agency=Associated Press|location=Manama}}
Khalifa was appointed by King Hamad as interior minister in May 2004.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.moiforums.gov.bh/moi.aspx|work=Bahrain Security Forum|accessdate=13 April 2013}} Khalifa replaced Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the post,{{cite news|title=Bahrain king rattled by violent Shi'ite protests, fires minister|url=http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2004/me_gulf_05_24.html|accessdate=10 August 2013|newspaper=World Tribune|date=24 May 2004}}{{cite web|title=Bahrain|url=http://www.dli.gov.in/rawdataupload/upload/0117/457/TXT/00000290.txt|work=Digital Library of India|access-date=20 April 2013}} who had been in office since 1974, and was dismissed following the clashes between Shia protesters and security forces in Manama.{{cite book|author1=Anoushiravan Ehteshami|author2=Steven Wright|title=Reform in the Middle East Oil Monarchies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4P8gTnjo0tEC&pg=PA296|date=2011|publisher=Sussex Academic Press|isbn=978-0-86372-414-5|page=296}} Mohammed was appointed deputy head of the ruling family council. Rashid was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general following his appointment as interior minister.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bna.bh/en/InteriorMinisterpatronizes13thProfessionalDevelopmentConferenceExhibition.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDkiEl%2F%2BzJQddNP5ehsvypKU%3D|title=Interior Minister patronizes 13th Professional Development Conference & Exhibition|date=2019-10-23|work=Bahrain News Agency|access-date=2021-01-26|language=en}}
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Category:Bahraini military personnel