Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa KCIE

Order of the Indian Empire

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, CSI

Order of the Star of India

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 (6 February 1872 – 20 February 1942) was the ruler of Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

 from 1932 until his death in 1942. His title was Hakim of Bahrain.

He lived in the Al-Sakhir Palace

Al-Sakhir Palace

Al-Sakhir Palace, also known as Sakhir Palace, is a palace in the Sakhir desert region of western Bahrain. The palace lies off the Zallaq Highway, northeast of the Bahrain International Circuit, the town of Zallaq and the Gulf University...

 from around 1925 until his death.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.

Titles

• 1872-1921: Sheikh
  Sheikh
  Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
  
   Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa
• 1921-1923: Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, CSI
• 1923-1932: Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Deputy Ruler of Bahrain
  Bahrain
  ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
  
  , CSI
• 1932-1935: His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, CSI
• 1935-1942: His Highness Sheikh Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Hamad bin 'Isa al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, KCIE
  KCIE
  KCIE may refer to:* Knight Commander, one of the ranks of the Order of the Indian Empire* KCIE , a radio station licensed to Dulce, New Mexico, United States...
  
  , CSI

Honours

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