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Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa

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Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa
محمد بن خليفة بن علي آل خليفة
Director of Customs at the Ministry of Interior (Bahrain)
In office
2011 – December 28, 2016
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Corporation)
In office
June 4, 2018 – December 28, 2016
Preceded byHamad bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Succeeded byAbdullah bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Personal details
RelationsHouse of Khalifa
Alma materAlexandria University
Professionpolitician

Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa (Arabic: محمد بن خليفة بن علي آل خليفة) is a Bahraini politician.[1]

Biography

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Education

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He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Alexandria University in Egypt. Afterwards, he obtained a Certificate of Cadastre and Surveying in the United Kingdom and a Diploma in General Executive Administration in Switzerland.

Career

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Al Khalifa was appointed to a series of government posts, including Supervisor of Procedures at the Survey and Land Registration Bureau, Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs and Assistant Under-Secretary for Financial and Administrative Affairs and Funds for Minors at the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, and Undersecretary at the Ministry of Communications. From April 2011 to 2016, he served as Director of Customs at the Ministry of Interior.[2]

On December 28, 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Batelco.[3] On June 4, 2018, however, he was replaced as such by Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Khalifa[4] after a short tenure that saw the national telecommunications firm support the Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Cardiac Specialist Centre,[5] the Crown Prince’s international scholarship program,[6] the National Health Insurance Scheme (صحتي or “My Health”),[7] the digital financial portfolio,[8] and the Spring of Culture Festival.[9]

Public and Private Sector Legacy

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  • Former member of the Deposit Protection Committee of the Bahrain Monetary Agency, Boards of Directors of Gulf Air and Batelco, and Bahraini Family Committee
  • Represented Bahrain at Arab, Middle Eastern, and international conferences, most importantly meetings of the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva and the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information
  • Former President of the Bahraini Ardah Society and Vice-President of the Parents’ Council at Al Iman School in Isa Town
  • Helped computerize the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Bahrain Post and privatize the transportation and telecommunications sectors (was on the Higher Committee for Privatization of the Telecommunication Sector)

Awards

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He holds the Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

References

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  1. ^ "الشيخ محمد بن خليفة آل خليفة". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). No. 5227. December 28, 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "شئون الجمارك تقيم حفل تكريم لمعالي الشيخ محمد بن خليفة آل خليفة تقديرا لما قدمه خلال رئاسته لشئون الجمارك". Bahrain Police Media Center. June 4, 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Batelco Announces Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa as Chairman of Batelco, successor to Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa". Batelco Press Release. December 28, 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Batelco Appoints New Chairman Shaikh Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa". Batelco Press Release. June 4, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Batelco Chairman Visits the Director of Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre". Batelco Press Release. December 6, 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ ""بتلكو" تواصل دعمها لبرنامج ولي العهد للمنح الدراسية". Akhbar Al Khaleej. April 4, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "ضمن الحملة التوعوية المستمرة حول مرض السكري وصيام شهر رمضان رئيس المجلس الأعلى للصحة يفتتح الندوة الجماهيرية "رمضان ومريض السكري"". Supreme Council of Health Press Release. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ "بتلكو تطلق المحفظة المالية الرقمية". Al Ayam (Bahrain). No. 10503. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ "/ بيانات صحفية / القطاع الخاص يدعم مهرجان ربيع الثقافة 2018". Bahrain Economic Development Board. April 2, 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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