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The Bahrain Royal Court announced that Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (85), who was the longest-serving statesman in the world for 49 years, has died.
According to the official Bahrain news agency BNA, the Royal Court of Bahrain announced that Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died in the hospital where he was being treated in the United States.
In the statement made by the Royal Court, it was indicated that the Prime Minister’s funeral will be held with a limited number of attendance after the body is brought to the country.
The statement also indicated that a week of mourning was declared in the country, the flags were lowered by half, and government offices will be closed for three days starting tomorrow.
The statement did not include information on the death of Al Khalifa.
HE WAS THE LONGEST PRIME MINISTER IN THE WORLD
The Prime Minister of Bahrain, Al Khalifa, has held the post since 1971.
Al Khalifa was appointed Mayor of Manama in 1962, as President of the Council of State in 1970, and as Prime Minister of Bahrain by the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, after the country’s independence in 1971.
The father of three, Al Khalifa, was the longest-serving unelected prime minister in the world, for 49 years.
