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Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa AlKhalifa

Chairman

Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa AlKhalifa joined the Bahrain Defense Force in June 1996 and currently holds the rank of Colonel; during his 24 year tenure he has held various positions within the organization.

Shaikh Ali graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University in the USA, earned his Master’s in Business Administration from DePaul Graduate programme at BIBF, Bahrain. He earned a Masters of Arts in Defense Studies from King’s College, London.

Shaikh Ali has been involved in a number of sports initiatives locally, regionally and internationally and has held various positions over the years. Some of them include: President of Bahrain Football Association, Member of Asian Football Association Executive Committee, Member of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, President of Bahrain Cycling Association and a member of FIFA Competitions Committee.

He currently also serves as a Board Member of the Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) B.S.C. He was appointed as the Chairman of BNET’s Board of Directors at the 2020 Annual General Meeting, prior to that he was serving as the Deputy Chairman since June 2018.