Dr. Sager Al Khalifa is a Lecturer of Negotiations and Conflict Management. Throughout his career, Dr. Al Khalifa was assigned to work in Bahrain Economic Development Board, The Embassy of Bahrain in Washington, D.C., His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad’s private office, before he received the royal decree assignment in The Ministry of Youth and Sports. He served various posts there and is currently serving as the Senior Advisor to the Minister for Youth Affairs, under the position of Assistant Undersecretary. He is known to be the founder of Triathlon in Bahrain, establishing the Triathlon Federation and worked to bring IRONMAN to Bahrain and Dubai. He is also the Head of Bahrain Collegiate Athletics Association, and an avid athlete with more than 30 IRONMAN and Marathons under his belt. 

Dr. Sager Al Khalifa earned his Ph.D. in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Claremont Graduate University; his Master of Science in International Relations from the American University in Washington D.C.; and his Bachelor of Science in International Politics and Military Affairs from The Citadel University, all of which are universities in the United States. He is one of the few Bahrainis who graduated from The Citadel, known as one of the toughest military colleges in America and then joined Bahrain Defense Force for around 18 years in total.