Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa

Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة
Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force
In office January 19, 1974 – March 31, 1988
Monarch	Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Minister of Defense and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force
In office March 31, 1988 – January 6, 2008
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2008
Monarch	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Preceded by	Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Personal details
Born	Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Salman bin Khalid bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Khalifa 1946 (1946) (age 78) Bahrain
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Occupation	soldier
Military service
Branch/service	Bahrain Defence Force
Years of service	1969—Present
Rank	field marshal, Commander-in-Chief

Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (Arabic: خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة, born 1946) is a Bahraini soldier who serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF).