Isa bin Rashid Al Khalifa
Sheikh Isa bin Rashid bin Abdullah bin Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh bin Mohammed Al Khalifa was a Bahraini poet. Born in Muharraq, he moved to Riffa and lived there for most of his life. He died after a struggle with illness.
early admin career
Al Khalifa held several leadership positions in the sports field, starting with the presidency of Bahrain SC. He was the longest-serving president of the Bahrain Football Association from 1974 to 1988 and chaired the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Olympic Committee at the latter's establishment in 1979. He also served as a minister in the Cabinet of Bahrain for the General Organization for Youth and Sports and was vice-president of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports from 1999 until his death in 2020.Sports administration offices
- President, Bahrain SC
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bahrain Olympic Committee
- President, Bahrain Football Association
- Vice-president and Chairman of the Media and Marketing Committees, Member of International Relation Committee, Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
- Vice-president, Chairman of the Media Committee, Member of International Relation Committee, Union of Arab Football Associations
- Member, International Olympic Committee Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Vice-president for West Asia, Olympic Council of Asia
Outside of sports
He worked in the Ministry of Defense and the national judiciary. Among his offices were Undersecretary of Defense, Undersecretary of Information, vice-president of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, and President of the General Organization for Youth and Sports.Personal life
His mother is Sheikha Maryam bint Shafi bin Salem Al Shafi, daughter of the Emir of the Shaml Al-Hawajer tribe. His wife is Sheikha bint Salman Al Khalifa, daughter of Bahraini monarch Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I. They had two sons, Sheikh Abdullah bin Isa and Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa.Poetry
A pioneering poet and lyricist, his poems include the following:- فـيٌ العصر
- يالزينة ذكريني
- مرار خلاني الدهر
- مريت مرار
- يا كثر ما تسئلين
- انا شرهان يا عمري
- الغيرة طبع فيني
- أحبك هذا حظي
- قاعد يطق إصبع
- ما حبني مره
- تسألني مكتوب الهوى
- عيدك مبارك
- الدنيا فيكم
- ليت العمر ينشره
- كل عيوب الدنيا فيك
- هذي أنتي
- أطري عليكم يالربع
- أرجوك لا ترجع
- ليله ذكرتك
- ما هقوتي
- فريتچ
- صرت أتذكركم غصب
- لا تسأليني بعد.
- سلام من قلبي لكم
- ساكن في قلبي
- بعده شوقك في عيونك
- أحب اللي تحبون
- مره جرحني
- نسلي البسايل
- دعيت عليك من قلبي
- يا ديرتي تطرين
- ولهان يا محرق
- يومين مَرو علي
- عطني يدك
- ولا تاب
- أكذب على الناس
- خليجنا دار الكرم
- بالمحبوب فايز