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| | SHAIKH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Shaikh (also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning an elder or a revered old man. It has come to be used to mean a leader or noble, especially in the Arabian Peninsula, where Shaikh became a traditional title of a tribal leader. |
 | | Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the Amir of Bahrain, having assumed this mantle in March 1999 after the sudden death of his father, Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. |
 | | The Amir, Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, governs the country with the assistance of his uncle, the Prime Minister, his son, the Crown Prince, an appointed cabinet of ministers, and an appointed Consultative Council that advises the Government on all new legislation. |
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