Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942)

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
	Hakim of Bahrain
	A photograph of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hakim of Bahrain
Reign	9 Dec 1932 – 20 Feb 1942
Coronation	9 February 1933
Predecessor	Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
Successor	Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Born	1874; Muharraq, Bahrain
Died	24 February 1942 (aged 70); Al Rumaytha, Bahrain
Burial	20 February 1942; Al Rifa'a Cemetery
	Shaikha Aysha bint Ali Al Khalifa, Lulwa Al Jalahma, Shaikha Aysha bint Rashid Al Khalifa, Shaikha Thajba bint Salman bin Duaij Al Khalifa
House	House of Khalifa
Father	Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa
Mother	Haya bint Muhammad bin Salman Al Khalifa
Religion	Sunni Islam
Occupation	Ruler of Bahrain

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa KCIE, CSI (6 February 1872 – 20 February 1942) was the ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942. His title was Hakim of Bahrain.

Inauguration of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in February 1933.

Biography

Hamad was born on 6 February 1872, the second-born son of eight of Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa (his elder brother predeceased him in 1893), and received a private education.

On 26 May 1923, Shaikh Hamad was officially proclaimed Deputy Ruler.

On 9 December 1932 he succeeded his father on the throne of Bahrain and his appointment was made official on 9 February 1933.

He lived in the Al-Sakhir Palace from around 1925 until his death.[1] He was very fond of the palace and lived there with his wife Hosha and regularly invited prominent noblemen and political figures from the United Kingdom and elsewhere to dine at the palace.

He died on 20 February 1942 in Rumaitha, Bahrain, and was buried in the Al Hunaynya Cemetery next to his ancestor Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Family

Hamad married four times.

(first) Shaikha Aisha bint Ali bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, a granddaughter of Bahrain’s Ruler Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa (1843-1868).
(second) . Shaikha Lulwa bint Abdulla bin Sulayman Al Jalahma
(third) Shaikha Aysha bint Rashid bin Mohamed Al Khalifa (her father Shaikh Rashid died in 1947, she died in 1953).
(fourth) Shaikha Thajba bint Salman bin Duaij Al Khalifa (her father was Shaikh Isa bin Ali’s cousin and slain in Dhahran by the Al Murrah tribe in December 1900, her mother is Latifa bint Mubarak Al Fadhel)

From these unions Hamad had a total of ten children:

Salman bin Hamad (1894-1961)
Ali (1896-1997)
Rashid (—1916)
Mubarak (1910-1977)
Abdullah (1915-23 July 1973)
Duaij (1917-April 1969)
Ahmed (1918-1985)
Khalifa (1912-April 1984)
Ibrahim (1913-1972)

Titles

1872–1921: Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa
1921–1923: Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, CSI
1923–1930: Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Deputy Hakim of Bahrain, CSI
1930-1932: His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Deputy Hakim of Bahrain, CSI
1932–1935: His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain, CSI
1935–1942: His Highness Sheikh Sir Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain, KCIE, CSI

Honours

Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI)-1921
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)-1935

References

Duggan, Brian Patrick; Clark, Terence (February 2009). Saluki: the desert hound and the English travelers who brought it to the West. McFarland. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-7864-3407-7. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa	Hakim of Bahrain 1932–1942	Succeeded by Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa

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[DugganClark2009-1] Duggan, Brian Patrick; Clark, Terence (February 2009). Saluki: the desert hound and the English travelers who brought it to the West. McFarland. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-7864-3407-7. Retrieved 8 May 2011.