November 13, 2020 – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research – starting April 2020 till date, on-going)

World’s 3rd Largest Mosque & World’s Tallest Minaret : Algeria – October 2020

Grand Mosque Algeria (aka) Djamma El Djzair (aka) Great Mosque of Algiers, with a hall capacity to serve a maximum of 120,000 worshippers.

3rd Largest Mosque in the World after the holy mosques of Makkah (Mecca) and Madinah (Medina)
Largest Mosque in Africa
World’s Tallest Minaret at 267 metres . The minaret is fitted with elevators and viewing platforms which has 37 floors, overlooking the Capital and Bay of Algiers.

Designed by German Architects KSP Juergen Engel Architektes. Engineers Krebs und Kiefer International. Contractor : China State Construction Engineering Corporation.

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ALGERIA

Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa.

Held the post of First Prime Minister since Bahrain’s independence in 1971. Prime Minister for the longest serving term in Bahrain

Instituted Award:

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Award for Bahraini Physician

Honours :

National : Bahrain :

Member 1st Class of the Order of Khalifa (19 October 1976)
Collar of the Order of Khalifa (19 December 1979)
Member Exceptional Class of the Order of Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa (21 October 2009)
Member 1st Class of the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance (13 December 2009)

Foreign :

Denmark : Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (1957)
France : Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (21 February 2004)
Iraq : Member 2nd Class of the Order of the Two Rivers (3 April 1952)
Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (30 January 1999)
Lebanon : Grand Officer of the National Order of the Cedar (1958)
Malaysia : Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN, 30 January 2001)
Morocco : Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (23 March 2004)
Philippines : Grand Collar of the Order of Lakanduala (4 January 2007)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna (11 November 2001)
- Spain : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (4 December 1981)
Thailand : Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (12 April 2003)

Passed away November 11th, 2020

www.khalifabinsalman.bh

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BAHRAIN