hiː wʌz fˈoːɹst baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐdvˈaɪzɚ, klˈaɪv kˈɜːkpɐtɹˌɪk dˈɑːli, tʊ ˈæbdᵻkˌeɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðˈɪs "ˌæbdɪkˈeɪʃən" wʌz nˈɛvɚ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd baɪ bˈɑːɹeɪniz hˌuː kənsˈɪdɚd hɪz səksˈɛsɚ hˈæmæd ˈoʊnli æz ɐ vˈaɪsɹuːlɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ˈɪsəz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː.
He was forced by the British political advisor, Clive Kirkpatrick Daly, to abdicate in 1923, although this "abdication" was never recognised by Bahrainis who considered his successor Hamad only as a viceruler until Isa's death in 1932.