Kaleem bin Amini
Sultan Kaleem bin Amini al Mahra السلطان كليم بن أميني المهرة | |
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Sultan of Zahle | |
Reign | 12 August 1999 – present |
Predecessor | Saad bin Amini |
Heir apparent | Iyaad bin Kaleem |
Prime Ministers | See list
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Born | Al Fila Palace, Busra, Zahle | 12 August 1948
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House | Mahra |
Father | Amini bin Hussein |
Mother | Fahda bint Hamad |
Religion | Sunni 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.