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Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, is a passionate advocate for education in his country. In 1999, he founded the Crown Prince International Scholarship to give the most dedicated Bahraini high school graduates the opportunity to study at top international universities, specifically selecting outstanding students who would not otherwise have the means to continue their education abroad. A constitutional monarchy, with an elected parliament and an independent judiciary, Bahrain was the first Arab state in the Persian Gulf to allow women the right to vote and hold office. Although it was the first country in the region to discover and export oil, the Kingdom has diversified its economy in recent years, becoming a regional center for banking and media. Prince Salman earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science at American University in Washington, D.C., and an M.Phil. in History and Philosophy at Cambridge University. Following a family tradition of m
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Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, is a passionate advocate for education in his country. In 1999, he founded the Crown Prince International Scholarship to give the most dedicated Bahraini high school graduates the opportunity to study at top international...
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The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, is a passionate advocate for education in his country. In 1999, he founded the Crown Prince International Scholarship to give the most dedicated Bahraini high school graduates the opportunity to study at top international universities, specifically selecting outstanding students who would not otherwise have the means to continue their education abroad. A constitutional monarchy, with an elected parliament and an independent judiciary, Bahrain was the first Arab state in the Persian Gulf to allow women the right to vote and hold office. Although it was the first country in the region to discover and export oil, the Kingdom has diversified its economy in recent years, becoming a regional center for banking and media. Prince Salman earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science at American University in Washington, D.C., and an M.Phil. in History and Philosophy at Cambridge University. Following a family tradition of m
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