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[[Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa]] is the Crown Prince of Bahrain.<ref>[http://www.bahrainembassy.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=section.home&id=55 Crown Prince], Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United States, 16 March 2011.</ref>

==2011 protests==
The BBC reported in March 2011 that ruling Al-Khalifah family were divided about how to respond to the protests in Bahrain:
::Government insiders acknowledge that the al-Khalifahs are divided.

::The Crown Prince is seen as a moderate willing to talk to protesters.

::His uncle - Sheikh [[Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah]] - prime minister for more than 40 years is a hardliner.

::The king, [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa|Hamad]], is caught somewhere in the middle.<ref>Bill Law, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12760883 Splits inside Bahrain's ruling al-Khalifah family], BBC News, 16 March 2011.</ref>

==External Resources==
*Paul Gallagher, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/23/royal-wedding-invitation-prince-bahrain?CMP=twt_fd Royal wedding invitation to crown prince of Bahrain draws criticism], guardian.co.uk, 23 April 2011.</ref>

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