Cabinet of Bahrain

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The Cabinet of Bahrain is the chief executive body of the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Article 32 (b) of the 2002 Constitution, "executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers". The Council of Ministers (Cabinet) is appointed directly by the King (Article 33d).

Bahrain has had only one Prime Minister since the country's independence in 1971, Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah, the uncle of the reigning King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah. As of 2010, roughly half of the cabinet ministers have been selected from the Al Khalifa family,^[1] including the Minister of Defence, Minister of Interior, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs.

In February 2011, four ministers were dropped, two added and some portfolios shifted:

The ministers dropped in the cabinet reshuffle included Minister of Health Dr Faisal Al Hamar, Minister of Housing Shaikh Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Electricity and Water Fahmi Al Jowder and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa. The Ministry of Housing was given to current Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alwai, while the Ministry of Labour was given to Undersecretary of Labour Dr Jameel Humadan. The Ministry of Health was given to current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Nazar Al Baharna. Executive Chairman of Operation at the Bahrain Development Board Kamal Ahmed was given the post of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. The Ministry of Oil and Gas joined the Electricity and Water Authority and was named the Ministry of Energy under Minister of Oil and Gas Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza.

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In March 2013, Crown Prince Salman was appointed first deputy prime minister.^[3]

In December 2014, a cabinet reshuffle was made for the fourth legislative term. This reshuffle saw the removal of Ministers of State, the removal of the Ministry of Culture, also 11 previous ministers were removed from their posts and 4 new ministers were added. Some portfolio changes were made as well. ^[4]^[5]

In March and June 2016, minor reshuffling was made again. The Ministry of Information Affairs and Shura Council and House of Representative Affairs was split into two separate Ministries, viz., the Ministry of Information Affairs and the Ministry of Parliament Affairs, and the Ministry of Energy was split into two separate Ministries, viz., the Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs and the Ministry of Oil respectively. ^[6] ^[7]

Cabinet members

Incumbent	Office	Website	Since
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa	Prime Minister		1971
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa	First Deputy Prime Minister		March 2013
Muhammad ibn Mubarak Al Khalifa	Deputy Prime Minister
Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	Deputy Prime Minister
Jawad Al Arrayedh	Deputy Prime Minister
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	Deputy Prime Minister
Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa	Minister for Cabinet Affairs
Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	Minister of Interior	www.interior.gov.bh
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa	Minister of Foreign Affairs	www.mofa.gov.bh
Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani	Minister of Industry and Commerce and Tourism	www.moic.gov.bh
Basim bin Yacoub Al-Hamer	Minister of Housing	www.housing.gov.bh	March 2011
Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh	Minister of Health	www.health.gov.bh
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa	Minister of Finance	www.mof.gov.bh	2005
Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi	Minister of Education	www.moe.gov.bh
Jameel bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan	Minister of Labour and Social Development	www.mol.gov.bh	February 2011
Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza	Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs	www.mew.gov.bh	2016
Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	Minister of Oil	www.noga.gov.bh	2016
Kamal Ahmed	Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications		2014
Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa	Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment	www.moj.gov.bh
Yusuf bin Ahmed Al Jalahma	Minister for Defence Affairs		2014
Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf	Minister of Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning	www.works.gov.bh	2014
Ali bin Mohammed Al-Rumaihi	Minister of Information Affairs	www.mia.gov.bh	2016
Ghanim bin Fadhl Al-Buainain	Minister of Parliament Affairs		2016

Previous Cabinet

Incumbent	Office	Website	Since
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa	Prime Minister		1971
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa	First Deputy Prime Minister		March 2013
Muhammad ibn Mubarak Al Khalifah	Deputy Prime Minister
Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	Deputy Prime Minister
Jawad Al Arrayedh	Deputy Prime Minister
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	Deputy Prime Minister
Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa	Minister of State for Follow-up Affairs
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	Minister of State for Defense Affairs
Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Fadhel	Minister of Shura Council and Parliament Affairs
Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa	Minister of Interior	www.interior.gov.bh
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa	Minister of Foreign Affairs	www.mofa.gov.bh
Hassan bin Abdulla Fakhro	Minister of Industry and Commerce	www.moic.gov.bh
Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa	Minister of State for Communications	www.iaa.bh
Basim bin Yacob Al Hamer	Minister of Housing	www.housing.gov.bh	March 2011
Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al Shahabi	Minister of Health	www.health.gov.bh
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa	Minister of Finance	www.mof.gov.bh	2005
Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi	Minister of Education	www.moe.gov.bh
Jameel Humadan	Minister of Labour	www.mol.gov.bh	February 2011
Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza	Minister of Energy		2006
Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balooshi	Minister of Social Development	www.social.gov.bh	2005
Kamal Ahmed	Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs		February 2011
Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa	Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs	www.moj.gov.bh
Ghanim bin Fadhl Al Buainain	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Salah bin Ali Mohammed	Minister of State for Human Rights
Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab	Minister of State for Information
Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa	Minister of Culture	www.moc.gov.bh
Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balooshi	Minister of Health	www.moh.gov.bh	February 2011
Juma bin Ahmed Al Kaabi	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning	websrv.municipality.gov.bh
Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf	Minister of Works	www.works.gov.bh
Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel	Minister of State for Interior Affairs

References

↑ Bahrain Shia demand cabinet change, Aljazeera.net, 5 March 2010
↑ King Hamad drops four ministers, Khaleej Times, 27 February 2011
↑ Kerr, Simeon (11 March 2013). "Bahrain crown prince given political role". Financial Times. Dubai. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
↑ http://bna.bh/portal/en/news/644429
↑ http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=391453
↑ http://www.noga.gov.bh/index.php?page=6918
↑ http://www.mew.gov.bh/default.asp?action=article&ID=1916

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