Jawad Al Arrayed
Jawad Al Arrayed | |
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Deputy Prime Minister | |
Assumed office 11 December 2006 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office November 2002 – 2005 | |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Ali Sitri |
Personal details | |
Born | 1940 (age 74–75) |
Nationality | Bahraini |
Alma mater |
Cairo University Leeds University |
Jawad Salem Al Arrayed (born 1940) is Bahrain’s first Shia politician, who has been holding high-rank cabinet portfolios, including justice minister and deputy prime minister.
Early life and education
Arrayed was born in 1940.[1] He holds a degree in English literature, which he received from Cairo University.[1] In addition, he also holds a law degree, which he obtained from Leeds University.[1]
Career
Arrayed was a public prosecutor from 1969 to 1971. He became labor and social affairs minister in 1971 and minister of state for cabinet affairs in 1973.[1] Next he was appointed health minister and chairman of the environmental protection committee in 1982.[1] His tenure as health minister lasted until 1995.[2] He served as municipality minister from 1999 to November 2002.[1][3] Then he became justice minister on 11 November 2002.[3] His term lasted until 2005 and he was replaced by Mohammed Ali Sitri.[4] During this period he was also advisor to the prime minister for legal affairs.[1]
He was appointed deputy prime minister in the reshuffle on 11 December 2006 that followed the victory of Shia Islamist party, Al Wefaq, in parliamentary elections.[1] He replaced a member of the royal family, Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, in the post. Arrayed is also president of the ministerial committee for legal affairs.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Minor Reshuffle Brings Some New Blood Into Cabinet". Wikileaks. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Jaffar M. Al Bareeq (December 2011). "Medical Dream of Generations" (PDF). Bahrain Medical Bulletin 33 (4). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Shias claim places in Bahrain cabinet". BBC. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "New Cabinet". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "To the respected brother, His Eminence Jawad Bin Salem Al Arrayed" (PDF). BICI. Retrieved 20 April 2013.