What is Meriam Al Khalifa's middle name?
Al
Meriam Al Khalifa date of birth:
1980
How old is Meriam Al Khalifa?
44
Where was Meriam Al Khalifa born?
Al-manamah, Bahrain
What is Meriam Al Khalifa nationality?
Bahraini
What is Meriam Al Khalifa's occupation?
Royalty
Meriam Al Khalifa claim to fame:
Fleeing her royal family to the US with a Marine, her story was made into the movie The Princess and the Marine
Short Biography
Meriam bint Abdullah Al-Khalifa (born 1980) is a member of the Bahraini Royal House of Al-Khalifa. She is best known for fleeing her family and native Bahrain to the United States to elope with US Marine Lance Corporal Jason Johnson, who was, at the time, stationed in Bahrain as part of a counter-terrorism unit providing security for expatriate Americans. After she was smuggled into the United States with help from Lance Corporal Johnson and being threatened with deportation by United States Customs, she was permitted to stay and apply for asylum, claiming that she feared honor violence by her family in retaliation for fleeing her country and entertaining a romantic relationship with an American. Her story was featured heavily in the American press, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was turned into a television movie.