Bahrain Mirror: The King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued a royal decree appointing a new council of commissioners of the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR).

According to the Royal Decree, former Chair, Abdulaziz Abul, was removed from his position, while Saeed al-Faihani, who was expected to be Abul's successor, was appointed.

Royal decree number (23) of 2017 stipulated the appointment of commissioners in the NIHR as follows:

First: Full-time members:

1-      Saeed Mohammed Al - Faihani.

2-      Abdullah Ahmed Al-Dirazi

3-      Dr. Aisha Salem Saif Mubarak.

4-      Maria Anton Khoury.

Second: Part-time members:

1-      Dr. Bader Mohammed Adel.

2-      Dina Abdulrahman Al-Lazi.

3-      Dr. Hamid Ahmed Abdullah Hussein.

4-      Dr. Rawda Salman Mohsen Al-Aradi.

5-      Widad Sayed Radhi Al-Moussawi

Third: Members of the Legislative Authority:

1-      Ahmed Mahdi Al-Haddad.

2-      Khaled Abdul Aziz Al-Shaer.

The membership will last for 4 renewable years.

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