Kaleem bin Amini

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Sultan Kaleem bin Amini al Mahra
السلطان كليم بن أميني المهرة
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa April 2016.jpg
Kaleem in 2022.
Sultan of Zahle
Reign12 August 1999 – present
PredecessorSaad bin Amini
Heir apparentIyaad bin Kaleem
Prime Ministers
Born (1948-08-12) 12 August 1948 (age 76)
Al Fila Palace, Busra, Zahle
Spouse
Issue
HouseMahra
FatherAmini bin Hussein
MotherFahda bint Hamad
ReligionSunni Islam

Kaleem bin Amini al Mahra (Arabic: كليم بن أميني المهرة; born 12 August 1948) is Sultan of Zahle. Kaleem has reigned as Sultan since 1999, following the abdication of his brother Saad bin Amini as part of the Zahle Spring. He is the second son of former Sultan Amini bin Hussein and a member of the Mahra dynasty which has ruled Zahle since 1704.

Kaleem has overseen the democratization of Zahle during his reign, being the first constitutional monarch of Zahle. He is credited as being instrumental part in the success of democratization, refusing on multiple occasions expansions to his power such as during the 2007 coup attempt by royalists. A consistent theme throughout his reign has been the modernization of the Zahle monarchy. He is the first Sultan to have had only been married to a singular wife, having been married to Kameela bint Naseer from 1975 until her death in 2007 and to Nawfa bint Shakeel since 2011.