Bahrain Mirror: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 60/2018, forming the Capital Municipality's Council.

The decree stipulates that Saleh Taher Mohammed Tarrada will be the council's Chairman, and Aziza Abdulrahim Mohammed Kamal will be its Deputy Chairperson.

Members include Dr. Abdulwahid Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Nakal, Dr. Maha Saleh Hussain Al-Shehab, Khulood Rashid Al-Qattan, Dr. Lulwa Mutlaq Rashid Mutlaq, Mubarak Ahmed Mubarak Al-Nuaimi, Engineer Mohammed Tawfiq Ridha Al Abbas, Engineer Mohammed Salman Ali Al-Hindi and Engineer Huda Sultan Mubarak Faraj.

They shall serve for the same term prescribed for other municipal councils.

The Prime Minister -and each in their capacity- shall implement the decree, which takes immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette.

It is noteworthy that the authorities abolished the capital municipal council, which was taken over by the oppostion, replacing it with the secretariat of the capital, whose members are appointed by royal decree.

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