User:Bahrain1783/Shaikh Khalifa Bin Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa

Shaikh Khalifa Bin Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن عبدالله بن محمد آل خايفة) is the Head of the National Security Agency (NSA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Khalifa completed his high school education in Bahrain. He then went to earn a bachelor degree in business administration from the University of Houston, followed by a MBA degree from Texas State University, both in Texas.

On 18 March 1997, Khalifa was appointed as Acting Director of Foreign Media Directorate at the General Directorate of Foreign Media and Press in the Ministry of Information. He was later appointed as the Director of Foreign Media in 25 December 1998.

Khalifa assumed the post of Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Media in the Ministry of Information in 8 May 2002. Additionally, he was appointed as Acting Chief Executive of the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation.

On 15 February 2007, a Decree was issued appointing Khalifa as Head of Diplomatic Mission to the United Kingdom.

On 23 March 2008, His Majesty the King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued a Decree appointing Khalifa as Head of the National Security Agency.

Khalifa participated and represented Bahrain in many international and regional meetings and headed several regional and national committees. In 2000, he was awarded with Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Decoration in appreciation of the services rendered for the Kingdom of Bahrain.