Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. He was 84.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep condolences on the passing away of Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the longest-serving Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.