Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, خالد بن حمد آل خليفة; born 13 September 1989) is a member of the
Bahraini royal family, and a
Bahraini military officer. He is the fourth line of the heir apparent.
Early life and education
Khalid bin Hamad was born on 13 September 1989, the fifth son of the Bahraini ruler,
King Hamad
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...
, with Sheia bint Hassan Al Khrayyesh Al Ajmi of Kuwait, the king’s second wife.
He attended
Ibn Khuldoon National School
The Ibn Khuldoon National School is a school in Isa Town, Bahrain. The school is private, coeducational, non-profit, self-supporting, and bilingual. It offers an education based on the American curriculum, along with the International Baccalaure ...
and then graduated from
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town o ...
in August 2008.
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Career
He is a military officer with the rank Major
Major ( commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicato ...
and command Royal Guard's Rapid Intervention Force. He is the president of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation and the first deputy chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
Mixed Martial Arts
He partook in two amateur MMA bouts in 2016 and 2017, winning his debut via TKO in the first round against Aditya PS, and his second bout via unanimous decision against Manish Kumar.
Personal life
Khalid bin Hamad married Sahab bint Abdullah Al Saud (born 14 February 1993), daughter of Saudi Arabia's former ruler King Abdullah, on 16 June 2011 in Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...
. Khalid and Sahab divorced in 2017. The couple had two sons:
*Faisal (born 12 December 2012)
Ancestry
References
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1989 births
Asian Games medalists in equestrian
Asian Games silver medalists for Bahrain
Bahraini military personnel
Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games
Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Khalid bin Hamad Al
Living people
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Khalid
Bahraini male mixed martial artists