Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa | |
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خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة | |
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| Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2008 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Preceded by | Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain |
| Minister of Defense Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
| In office March 31, 1988 – January 6, 2008 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force | |
| In office January 19, 1974 – March 31, 1988 | |
| Monarch | Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Salman bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalifa[citation needed] 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | soldier |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Bahrain Defence Force |
| Years of service | 1969—present |
| Rank | field marshal |
Field marshalKhalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (Arabic:خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة, born 1946) is aBahraini soldier who serves ascommander-in-chief of theBahrain Defence Force (BDF).
Enrolling at theRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst on December 19, 1968, Al Khalifa also completed many military courses in Arab countries and elsewhere along with amaster's degree in military science from theJoint Services Command and Staff College of theUnited Kingdom on October 27, 1972. He was meanwhile appointed assistant commander of the recruits at the BDF Training Center on April 10, 1968 and led the graduation column for the first batch of recruits of the BDF in 1969, later that year becoming commander of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion.[1]
On January 19, 1974,EmirIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa appointed him Chief of Staff of the BDF. This was followed on March 13, 1988, by Khalifa bin Ahmed being named Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Minister of Defense. On January 29, 2001, Emir and soon-to-beKing of BahrainHamad bin Isa promoted Khalifa bin Ahmed to Lieutenant-General, followed by the titles of BDF Commander-in-Chief on January 6, 2008,[2] and the rank of field marshal on February 8, 2011.[3]
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