Bahrain Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Dies Aged 84
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“The Royal Court mourns his royal highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman, the prime minister, who passed away this morning at the Mayo Clinic, USA,” the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported.
“The burial ceremony will take place after the arrival of his body, and will be limited to a specific number of relatives,” it added.
Official mourning has been declared for a week.
Sheikh Khalifa had served as prime minister since 1970, taking office over a year before Bahrain's independence on August 15, 1971.
At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving prime minister of any government in the world.