Bahrain Mirror: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued on Monday (January 30, 2017) a decree establishing Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies, headed by one of his family members.

The decree stipulated "the restructuring of the board of trustees of Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies presided over by Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and the following members: Dr. Ahmed Hashim Al-Yosha, Dr. Waheeb Isa Al Nasser, Ambassador Tawfiq Ahmed Al-Mansour, Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulhussain Jawahery and Dr. Khalifa Ali Al Fadhel."

Another royal decree stipulated the appointment of the following members as representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Consultative Authority at the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States' Supreme Council: Dr. Shaikha Mariam bint Hassan Al Khalifa, Dr. Faisal Yaqoub Al-Hamer, Dr. Abdullah Yousef Taleb, Dr. Jameela Mansour Al-Sammak and Ali Ahmed Al-Derazi.

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