Historical country records
Bahrain historical timeline
Bahrain
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1783 | Al Khalifah lineage settles on Bahrain | Leaders |
| 2 Dec 1880 - 15 Aug 1971 | British protectorate | Leaders |
| 16 Aug 1971 | State of Bahrain | Leaders |
| 14 Feb 2002 | Kingdom of Bahrain | Leaders |
| 1783 - 18 Jul 1795 | Sheikh Ahmad ibn Muhammad Al Khalifah (b. ... - d. 1795) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 1796 - Apr 1843 | Sheikh Abdullah ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (b. 17... - d. 1849) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 1796 - 1825 | Sheikh Sulman ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (b. 17... - d. 1825) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 1825 - 31 May 1834 | Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (b. ... - d. 1834) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 31 May 1834 - Jun 1842 | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (1st time) (b. 1813 - d. 1890) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Apr 1843 - 6 Sep 1868 | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (2nd time) (s.a.) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 6 Sep 1868 - 28 Sep 1869 | Sheikh Ali ibn Khalifah Al Khalifah (b. 1814 - d. 1869) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Sep 1869 - 1 Dec 1869 | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al Khalifah (b. 1817 - d. 1877) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Dec 1869 - 9 Dec 1932 | Sheikh `Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| Dec 1869 - Oct 1888 | Sheikh Ahmad ibn Ali Al Khalifah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 9 Dec 1932 - 24 Feb 1942 | Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 24 Feb 1942 - 2 Nov 1961 | Sheikh Sulman ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (b. 1894 - d. 1961) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 2 Nov 1961 - 16 Aug 1971 | Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (b. 1933 - d. 1999) | Banu `Utub dynasty |
| 16 Aug 1971 - 6 Mar 1999 | Sheikh `Isa ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (s.a.) | Emirs |
| 6 Mar 1999 - 14 Feb 2002 | Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah | Emirs |
| 14 Feb 2002 - | Sheikh Hamad ibn `Isa Al Khalifah | King |
| 19 Jan 1970 - | Sheikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah (b. 1936) | Prime minister |
| 10 Feb 1900 - 1904 | John Calcott Gaskin | British political agents |
| 1904 - 1909 | Francis Beville Prideaux | British political agents |
| 1909 - 1910 | Charles Fraser Mackenzie | British political agents |
| 1910 - 1911 | Stuart George Knox | British political agents |
| 1911 - 1912 | David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer | British political agents |
| 1912 - 1914 | Arthur Prescott Trevor | British political agents |
| 1914 - 1916 | Terence Humphrey Keyes | British political agents |
| 1916 | Hugh Stewart | British political agents |
| 1916 | Trenchard Craven William Fowle | British political agents |
| 1916 - 1918 | Percy Gordon Loch (1st time) | British political agents |
| 1918 | George Alexander Gavin Mungavin | British political agents |
| 1918 - 1919 | Norman Napier Bray | British political agents |
| 1919 - 1920 | Harold Richard Patrick Dickson | British political agents |
| 1920 - 1921 | Sayid Siddiq Hassan (acting) | British political agents |
| 1921 - 1926 | Clive Kirkpatrick Daly | British political agents |
| 1926 - 1929 | Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett | British political agents |
| 1929 - 1932 | Charles Geoffrey Prior | British political agents |
| 1932 - 1937 | Percy Gordon Loch (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 1937 | Tom Hickinbotham (1st time) | British political agents |
| 1937 - 1940 | Hugh Weightman | British political agents |
| 1940 - 1942 | Reginald George Evelyn William Alban (b. 1899) | British political agents |
| 1942 - 1943 | Edward Birkbeck Wakefield | British political agents |
| 1943 | Michael Gray Dixon (acting) | British political agents |
| 1943 - 1945 | Tom Hickinbotham (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 1945 | Cornelius James Pelly (1st time) | British political agents |
| 1945 - 1947 | Edward Birkbeck Wakefield | British political agents |
| 1947 - 1951 | Cornelius James Pelly (2nd time) | British political agents |
| 1951 - 1952 | William Scott Laver | British political agents |
| 1952 - 1954 | John William Wall | British political agents |
| 1954 - 1959 | Charles Alexander Gault | British political agents |
| 1959 - 1962 | Edward Parr Wiltshire | British political agents |
| 1962 - 1965 | John Peter Tripp | British political agents |
| 1965 - 1969 | Anthony Parsons | British political agents |
| 1969 - 1971 | Alexander John Stirling | British political agents |
| 1822 - 1823 | John Mcleod | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1823 - 1827 | Ephraim Gerrish Stannus | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1827 - 1831 | David Wilson | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1831 - 1835 | David Alexander Blane | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1835 - 1838 | James Morrison | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1838 - 1852 | Samuel Hennell | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1852 - 1856 | Arnold Burrowes Kemball | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1856 - 1862 | Felix Jones | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1862 - 1872 | Lewis Pelly | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1872 - 1891 | Edward Charles Ross | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1891 - 1893 | Adelbert Cecil Talbot | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1893 | Stuart Hill Godfrey (acting) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1893 | James Hayes Sadler (1st time) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1893 | James Adair Crawford (acting) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1893 - 1894 | James Hayes Sadler (2nd time) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1894 - 1897 | Frederick Alexander Wilson | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1897 - 1900 | Malcolm John Meade | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1900 - 1904 | Charles Arnold Kemball (acting) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1904 - 1920 | Percy Cox (from 1911, Sir Percy Cox) (b. 1864 - d. 1937) Acting for Cox: | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1913 - 1914 | John Gordon Lorimer | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1914 | Richard Lockinton Birdwood | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1914 | Stuart George Knox (1st time) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1915 | Stuart George Knox (2nd time) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1915 - 1917 | Arthur Prescott Trevor | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1917 - 1919 | John Hugo Bill | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1919 | Cecil Hamilton Gabriel | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1919 - 1920 | Arthur Prescott Trevor | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1920 | Arnold Talbot Wilson (acting) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1920 - 1924 | Arthur Prescott Trevor | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1924 - 1927 | Francis Beville Prideaux | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1927 - 1928 | Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1928 - 1929 | Frederick William Johnston | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1929 | Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1929 - 1932 | Hugh Vincent Biscoe | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1932 - 1939 | Trenchard Craven William Fowle | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1939 - 1946 | Charles Geoffrey Prior | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1946 - 1953 | Rupert Hay (from 1952, Sir Rupert Hay) (b. 1893 - d. 1962) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 22 Oct 1953 - 1958 | Bernard Burrows (from 1955, Sir Bernard Burrows) (b. 1910 - d. 2002) | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1958 - 1961 | Sir George Humphrey Middleton | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1961 - 1966 | Sir William Luce | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1966 - 1970 | Sir Stewart Crawford | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |
| 1970 - 1971 | Sir Geoffrey Arthur | Chief political residents of the Persian Gulf |