Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
| Abdullah | |
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| Prince of Bahrain | |
| Born |
30 June 1975 Riffa, Bahrain |
| Spouse | Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa |
| Issue Issue |
Isa Salman Noora Hessa |
| House | Al Khalifa |
| Father | Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa |
| Mother | Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa |
| Religion | Islam |
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Styles of Abdullah bin Hamad |
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| Reference style | His Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Highness |
| Alternative style | Sheikh |
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 30 June 1975) is the second son of the present King of Bahrain, Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah and his first wife, Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa.
Like all members of the royal family, Abdullah sits as a senior member of the civil judiciary.
Abdullah has homes in Kensington, London, and a cottage in Devon, England. He has a strong interest in music, and has fitted his palace in the Kingdom with a recording studio. He particularly enjoys Led Zeppelin and Bob Marley, owns a vintage Gibson electric guitar, and rides a Harley Davidson.
In addition to his government positions, Abdullah is chairman of the Bahrain Motor Federation and the Commission Internationale de Karting.
A long-time friend of American pop legend Michael Jackson, Abdullah loaned Jackson £2.2 million to pay legal fees after the singer was tried for child molestation in California in 2005. After a successful defence and the dismissal of all charges, Abdullah invited Jackson, his children, and his personal staff to stay in Bahrain; Jackson took him up on the invitation on 30 June 2005.
As part of a plan to revive Jackson's career with the release of a new album, after Hurricane Katrina Sheikh Abdullah suggested that Jackson record a song Abdullah had written as a charity single at a recording studio in London, "I Have This Dream". Jackson undertook the recording session in London, but the single was never released through the co-owned record label 2 Seas Group. Jackson left Bahrain in May 2006 for Ireland.
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