Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa [SEP] noble title
Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa
Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa () was the progenitor of the ruling Al Khalifa family of Bahrain and the first monarch or "hakim" of Bahrain. All of the Al Khalifa monarchs of Bahrain are descendants of Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa. He is commonly referred to as Ahmed al-Fateh (Ahmed the Conqueror) for conquering Bahrain.
Biography.
Ahmed ibn Muhammed ibn Khalifa was born in Kuwait in the first half of the 18th century and died around 1795 in Bahrain.
was a dependency of the [[Persian Empire]] when in 1783, the [[Bani Utbah]] tribe led by Al Khalifa returned it from their base in [[Al Zubarah]] ([[Qatar]]). The ruler of Al Khalifa was [[Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa|Ahmed bin Muhammad]] who became known as the conqueror. His successors faced many challenges over the next 75 years, yet they managed to keep Bahrain under their control. Externally, the island was under continuous threats