H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) since 2017. In 2024, he was appointed Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications by a royal decree.

In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence since 2023 and previously held the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Defence Council from 2022 to 2024.

Dr. Al Khalifa’s extensive experience in foreign affairs includes serving as Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2021 and subsequently as Undersecretary for Political Affairs from 2021 to 2024.

H.E. holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Jordan’s Applied Science University, a Master of Laws (LLM) from Queen Mary University of London, and a PhD in International Relations and Diplomacy from L’École des Hautes Études Internationales et Politiques in Paris.