Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa

Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa (; born in Muharraq in 1948) is the first wife and consort of the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. She is the mother of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Personal life Sheikha Sabika was born in Muharraq, Bahrain, in 1948 in the palace of her paternal grandfather, Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa. She was born to Sheikh Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al Khalifa and Sheikha Fatima bint Salman Al Khalifa. Al Khalifa was raised in Riffa with her maternal grandfather, Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa, who was the Hakim of Bahrain between 1941 and 1960. She studied in Bahraini schools, and attended specialized courses in the United Kingdom and the French Republic. Sabika married her first cousin, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on 9 October 1968. She is the first wife of Hamad. Sabika and Hamad have four children, three sons and one daughter: Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain (born 21 October 1969). Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 30 June 1975). Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 4 June 1977). Najla bint Hamad Al Khalifa (born 20 May 1981). As a hobby, Sabika works with Arabian horses. She has worked to maintain breed purity and establish Bahrain as one of the first countries protecting the breed. Public life