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'{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox royalty |name=Sheikh Nasser |birth_date={{birth date and age |1987|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Riffa]], Bahrain | spouse = Shaikha Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum | issue = Sheema<br>Hamad<br>Mohammad | house = [[Al Khalifa family|Al Khalifa]] | father = [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]] | mother = Sheia bint Hasan Al-Khrayyesh Al-Ajmi | religion = Islam }} '''Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa''' (Arabic: ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة) (born: 8 May 1987) is a member of the [[Bahraini royal family]] and the commander of [[Bahrain]]'s [[Royal Guard (Bahrain)|Royal Guard]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Captain Shaikh Nasser promoted to colonel and appointed BDF Royal Guard Commander|url=http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/461478|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=[[Bahrain News Agency]]|date=19 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Colonel Shaikh Nasser To Head Royal Guard|url=http://www.dt.bh/newsdetails.php?key=301110213450&newsid=190611182341|accessdate=12 March 2012|newspaper=[[Bahrain Tribune]]|date=20 June 2011}}</ref> and president of the [[Bahrain Olympic Committee]]. ==Early life and education== Nasser bin Hamad is the eldest son of the [[King of Bahrain]] [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]] and his second wife, Sheia bint Hasan Al-Khrayyesh Al-Ajmi of Kuwait. Nasser bin Hamad is full-brother of [[Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa|Khalid bin Hamad]].<ref name=royalark>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalark.net/Bahrain/bahrain10.htm |title=BAHRAIN: The Al-Khalifa Dynasty |work=The Royal Ark}}</ref> He was educated in [[Bahrain]] at Ibn Khuldoon National School and then attended [[Sandhurst Military Academy]] in the United Kingdom, graduating in August 2006.<ref name=royalark/> He is currently serving in the [[Bahrain Defence Force]] and leads the Bahrain National Endurance Team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait: 2009 Shk Nasser bin Hamad Al Kalifa Endurance Cup |url=http://www.endurance.net/international/Kuwait/2009ShkNasserCup/ |work=Endurance |accessdate=25 December 2010}}</ref> ==Races== He has participated in many regional and international endurance races and won many medals.<ref name=CV>{{cite web|title=Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's CV|url=http://www.alfurrsan.bh/en/component/content/article/30.html|publisher=Al Furrsan|accessdate=24 July 2012}}</ref> In December 2006, Nasser led the Bahrain National Endurance team in the [[2006 Asian Games|Doha Asian Games]] and won a silver medal in the individual race and the six-member Bahraini squad came second in the overall team event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crown Prince congratulates Shaikh Nasser|url=http://bna.bh/portal/en/news/408516|accessdate=24 July 2012|newspaper=Bahrain News Agency|date=14 December 2006}}</ref> In September 2007, Nasser led the Bahrain National Endurance team in the [[European Open]] held at [[Portugal]] and came in 8th place in the individual race and the Bahrain team won a silver medal for coming in second place as a team.<ref name=CV/> ==Personal life== He married in Dubai on 28 September 2009 ([[nikah]] and 2 October 2009 (milcha)) to [[Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum]], the daughter of the Emir of Dubai, [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]].<ref name=royalark/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b14bf548e0004210VgnVCM1000004d64a8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=063e4c8631cb4110VgnVCM100000b0140a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&date=1254164385053&type=sheikh|title=Sheikh Mohammed}}</ref> Together they have one daughter and two sons: *Sheema bint Nasser Al Khalifa (born 16 July 2010)<ref name=royalark/> *Hamad bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 6 June 2012)<ref name="royalark" /> *Mohammad bin Nasser Al Khalifa (born 6 June 2012)<ref name="royalark" /> ===Torture Allegations=== Sheikh Nasser became the subject of allegations of torture surrounding his participation in the repression of anti-government protests in 2011. During the [[Arab Spring]] inspired Bahraini Uprising, three different individuals reported to human rights groups that they had personally been beaten by Nasser.<ref>http://bahrainrights.org/en/node/4516</ref> In May 2014, it was revealed that a British court is looking at whether to overturn a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decision to grant Nasser immunity from prosecution for torture in the UK over the 2011 allegations.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bahraini-prince-nasser-bin-hamad-alkhalifa-could-lose-uk-diplomatic-immunity-over-torture-claims-9359303.html</ref> ==Titles, styles and awards== {{Infobox Monarch styles |royal name = Sheikh Nasser |image = [[Image:Coat of arms of Bahrain.svg|50px]] |dipstyle = [[His Highness]] |offstyle = Your Highness |altstyle = Sheikh}} ===Titles and styles=== *'''8 May 1987 - 6 March 1999:''' Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa *'''6 March 1999 - 14 February 2002:''' ''[[Excellency|His Excellency]]'' Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa *'''14 February 2002 – present:''' ''[[His Highness]]'' Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa ===Honours and awards=== *Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (17 October 1996) == References == {{Reflist|33em}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Bahraini royal | DATE OF BIRTH = 8 May 1987 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Riffa]], [[Bahrain]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Al-Khalifa, Nasser Bin Hamad}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:House of Khalifa|Nasser]] [[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] [[Category:Asian Games medalists in equestrian]] [[Category:Equestrians at the 2006 Asian Games]]'