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 two Prime Ministers since the country's independence in 1971, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the uncle of the reigning King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah. Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa died on 11 November 2020, and was succeeded by the King's son, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Cabinet members
editThe current Cabinet was appointed on 21 November 2022,[1] with the replacement of two ministers on 6 November 2024[2]
| Incumbent | Office | Website | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | Crown Prince, Prime Minister | pmo.gov.bh | 11 November 2020 |
| Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa | Deputy Prime Minister | 21 November 2022 | |
| Ministers | |||
| Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa | Minister of Interior | interior.gov.bh | 22 May 2004 |
| Abdullatif bin Rashid AlZayani | Minister of Foreign Affairs | mofa.gov.bh | 11 February 2020 |
| Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa | Minister of Finance and National Economy | mofne.gov.bh | 4 December 2018 |
| Jameel bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan | Minister of Labour | mol.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Ghanim bin Fadhl AlBuainain | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | mopa.gov.bh | 6 December 2014 |
| Abdulla bin Hasan AlNuaimi | Minister of Defence Affairs | 4 December 2018 | |
| Wael bin Nasser AlMubarak | Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture | mun.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina | Minister of Oil and Environment | moo.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa | Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications | mtt.gov.bh | 6 November 2024 |
| Ibrahim bin Hassan Al Hawaj | Minister of Works | works.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Yousif bin Abdulhussain Khalaf | Minister of Legal Affairs | mola.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Yasser bin Ibrahim Humaidan | Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs | ewa.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Jalila bint Al Sayyed Jawad Hassan | Minister of Health | moh.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Nawaf bin Mohammed Al-Mawadah | Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf | moj.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Hamad bin Faisal Al Malki | Minister of Cabinet Affairs | 13 June 2022 | |
| Amna bint Ahmed Al Romaihi | Minister of Housing and Urban Planning | housing.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Noor bint Ali Al Khulaif | Minister of Sustainable Development | sdgs.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Fatima bint Jaffer Al Sairafi | Minister of Tourism | btea.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Ramzan bin Abdulla Al Nuaimi | Minister of Information | mia.gov.bh | 13 June 2022 |
| Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma | Minister of Education | moe.gov.bh | 21 November 2022 |
| Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro | Minister of Industry and Commerce | moic.gov.bh | 21 November 2022 |
| Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfiqi | Minister of Youth Affairs | mya.gov.bh | 21 November 2022 |
| Osama bin Saleh Al Alawi | Minister of Social Development | social.gov.bh | 6 November 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "HM King issues Royal Decree 68/2022 forming the Cabinet". bna.bh. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "HM King issues Decree (89) of 2024". bna.bh. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
edit- Cabinet, Kingdom of Bahrain