Emir of Bahrain appoints his son as his heir

Emir of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa on Tuesday appointed his oldest son, Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Bin Issa al-Khaleifa, as the crown prince of Bahrain.

The Gulf News Agency reported that the new crown prince took his oath before the Bahraini Cabinet which held an extraordinary session in the presence of the Emir of Bahrain and several ruling family members.

The new crown prince was born in 1969. He is married and has two sons and one daughter. He studied political science in the United States and earned a masters degree in history philosophy from Cambridge University in Britain in 1994.

In 1992, the new crown prince was appointed as deputy chairman of the Bahrain's center of secretaries council for studies and research. In 1995 he was appointed as the Defense Ministry's secretary.