Khalil al-Marzooq

Khalil Ebrahim al-Marzooq [1]
Member of the Bahrain Parliament
for 2nd Capital Governante
In office
2006–2010
Constituency 2nd Capital Governorate
Spokesperson for Al Wefaq National Islamic Society
In office
Present
Personal details
Born 28 July 1967[1]
Nationality Bahrain
Political party Spokesperson of Al Wefaq National Islamic Society
Religion Twelver Shia Islam
Education - MSc in Management & IT, Sheffield Hallam University UK 1998
- BSc in Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 1990
- CISA, ISACA 1999
Annual Salary $ 25,500(Retirement)
Website www.khalilalmarzooq.com

Khalil al-Marzooq is a Bahraini Shi'a politician and former member of the Council of Representatives. During his time in office, he served as first deputy chairman.

On February 14, 2011, al-Marzooq and 17 other MPs from Al Wefaq, the main Shi'a Islamist opposition party, resigned from their seats in parliament. Following the quelling of the unrest by the government, al-Marzooq led negotiations with the government in the Bahrain national dialogue, but he and the four other delegates from Al Wefaq withdrew from negotiations on July 17.[2]

Al-Marzooq was arrested on September 18, 2013 for his criticism of the government. Amnesty International designated him a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release.[3] A Bahraini court acquitted him for the charges of "inciting terrorism" and belonging to a terrorist organization on June 25, 2014.[4]

On 1 February 2015, al-Marzooq was interviewed by the newly launched al-Arab News Channel, after which the channel suspended broadcasting.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CV - Khalil Ebrahim Al-Marzooq - 2010 Elections". Al Wefaq Society. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bahrain's Main Shi'ite Party Quits Government-Led Reform Dialogue". Voice of America. July 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bahrain must immediately release opposition leader". Amnesty International. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Naar, Ismaeel (15 June 2014). "Bahrain acquits key opposition figure". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Saudi prince's Al-Arab news channel goes off air hours after launching". The Guardian. 2015-02-02. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-03.