Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
| Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa | |
|---|---|
| Bahraini Ambassador to the United Kingdom of  to  | |
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Assumed office August 24, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alees Samaan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1965 Manama |
| Children | Mohammed Al khalifa, Khalifa Alkhalifa, Alanood Alkhalifa |
| Father | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
| Relatives | Line of succession to the Bahraini throne |
Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini member of the House of Khalifa and current Ambassador to the Court of St James's.
Career
- For impression of early career, see Singh, "Ghostwriter for the Arab Leader." Islamic Monthly (2012).https://www.theislamicmonthly.com/ghostwriter-for-the-arab-leader/
From 2000 to 2010 he was President of the General Organization for Youth and Sports.
- From July 2010 to 2012 during the Arab Spring he was President of the Information Affairs Authority. This was formed in July 2010 by a decree from Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, as the state’s media regulator, operator of Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation, the Bahrain News Agency and Press pass issuing authority, separating from the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture and Information. Fawaz used his power to restrict Freedom of the press, while the Bahraini government systematically cracked down on Political freedom and Civil liberties. In April 2011 the IAA suspended Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper), Bahrain’s only independent newspaper, and the authority was involved in the detention of an Iraqi journalist who was beaten and deported.[1]
- Fawaz claims that Bahrain's population consists of 1.2 million but just 0.6 million were citizens and they were divided in almost equal ratio between Sunnis and Shiites.[2]
- From 2012 to 2014 he was Minister of State for Communication.
- On August 24, 2015 he was appointed ambassador in London, where he presented his credentials in Buckingham Palace in December 2015, on February 17, 2016 in The Hague, on April 12, 2016 in Dublin, on October 21, 2016 in Stockholm.[3]
References
- ↑ The Guardian, press freedom groups have sent a letter to foreign secretary Boris Johnson raising concerns about the human rights record of Bahrain’s ambassador to the UK.
- ↑ Miriam J. Joyce Haron, Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring, p. 121
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain),
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