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Bahrain

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 per cent of the country's landmass.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 478 entities connected with Bahrain. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Bahrain. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Bahrain

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Bahrain.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 267 entities identified as PEPs connected with Bahrain.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Crown Prince of Bahrain-11
King1--
monarch of Bahrain--1
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Bahrain-11
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain-41
Minister for Defense Affairs1--
Minister for Human Rights-1-
Minister for Information Affairs1--
Minister for Shura Council and House of Representative Affairs1--
Minister of Cabinet Affairs12-
Minister of Defence Affairs of Bahrain-11
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education of Bahrain-11
Minister of Electricity & Water Affairs1--
Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs-21
Minister of Finance & National Economy1--
Minister of Finance and National Economy--1
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain-21
Minister of Health141
Minister of Housing-31
Minister of Housing & Urban Planning1--
Minister of Industry & Commerce1--
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism-11
Minister of Information-21
Minister of Infrastructure of Bahrain-1-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Justice of Bahrain-21
Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, & Waqf1--
Minister of Labor1--
Minister of Labor and Social Development of Bahrain--1
Minister of Legal Affairs1--
Minister of Legal Affairs of Bahrain--1
Minister of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture1--
Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture of Bahrain--1
Minister of Oil & Environment1--
Minister of Oil and Gas of Bahrain-11
Minister of Parliament Affairs-2-
Minister of Social Development11-
Minister of Sustainable Development1--
Minister of Sustainable Development of Bahrain--1
Minister of the Interior of Bahrain--1
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Tourism of Bahrain--1
Minister of Transportation & Telecommunication1--
Minister of Transportation and Communications-11
Minister of Works-21
Minister of Youth & Sports Affairs1--
Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs of Bahrain-11
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain-31
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Consultative Council of Bahrain--1
Member of the Consultative Council of Bahrain-95
Member of the Council of Representatives--40
Member of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain-4333
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Bahrain-31
ambassador of Indonesia to Bahrain--1
ambassador of Japan to Bahrain-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Bahrain-21
ambassador of Palestine to Bahrain-11
Ambassador of Spain to Bahrain-4-
ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Bahrain--1
ambassador of the Maldives to Bahrain--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bahrain-5-
Ambassador to the US1--
Saudi ambassador to Bahrain--2
United States Ambassador to Bahrain-2-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain1--
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Infrastructure1--
King of the Kingdom of Bahrain1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...