Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa

Sabika redirects here. It is also a traditional Arabic name.

Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Queen consort of Bahrain
Tenure	14 February 2002 – present
Coronation	14 February 2002
Born	1948 Muharraq
Spouse	Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa
Issue	Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain Abdullah Khalifa Najla
House	House of Khalifa
Father	Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Khalifa
Mother	Fatima bint Salman al-Khalifa
Religion	Islam

Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa (born in Muharraq in 1948) is the Queen consort of Bahrain as the first wife of the present King of Bahrain, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, and the mother of the Crown Prince, Salman ibn Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa.

Personal life

Sabika bint Ibrahim married her cousin, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, on 9 October 1968. She is a daughter of Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, by his wife, Fatima bint Salman Al Khalifa, daughter of Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, the Hakim of Bahrain between 1942 and 1961. Sabika and Hamad have four children, three sons and one daughter:

• Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain (born 21 October 1969)
• Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 30 June 1975)
• Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa
• Najla bint Hamad Al Khalifa

Public life

As the head of the Supreme Council for Women in Bahrain, she has encouraged the expansion of women's political rights in Bahrain, encouraging women to vote in the 2001 elections, and, in June 2005, hosted the first ladies of the Arab world in Bahrain for the second meeting of the Higher Council of Arab Women Organisation.

She is also the chief patron of the Society for Women and Children in Bahrain and has addressed the United Nations General Assembly on topics such as Children – future action and Children – programme implementation.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Queen Sabika
Reference style	Her Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Shaikha

Titles and styles

• Shaikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa (1948–1968)
• Her Highness Shaikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Princess consort (1968–2002)
• Her Majesty Shaikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Queen of Bahrain (2002–present)

Honours

• Order of Ahmad the Victorious (2 November 2003)

Bibliography

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