The Minister of Housing, Municipality and Environment Shaikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Alkhalifa was born in Muharraq (1944) he studied engineering in the United States and obtained BSC in Civil Engineering; in 1971 he worked as director of public works.
In 1975 he was appointed as the first minister for housing in Bahrain, he also became president of the housing banks four years later.
In 1989 he was appointed as head of the Central Municipal Commission and Municipality and environment affairs were also added in his ministry in 1995 when he was appointed the minister of housing municipality and environment.
He became a member of the planning and coordination committee council.
Shaikh Khalid is the founder of Bahrain’s engineer society, and he played a pivotal role in Bait Alkoran, he is a member of supreme council for youth and sport, the supreme traffic council in addition to his membership in the Bahraini ruling family council.
In his capacity as the first minister for housing in Bahrain, His Excellency Shaikh Khalid was in-charge to run his ministry he founded Bahrain housing bank, and with the directives of his highness the late Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Alkhalifa, the Amir of Bahrain then and with the ceaseless efforts by Shaikh Khalid also oversaw the management and running of the central markets in the housing complex etc., and the plantation of greenery and gardens for the public, in regard to the environment issue coast and beaches in Bahrain were cleaned and were equipped with facilities that make those frequenting them enjoy their time in full, many conferences and seminars on environment were held in and out of Bahrain to help minimize the danger of the industrial waste and to keep the Island tidy and clean.