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Bahrain

Bahrain

StaleSovereign state

Bahrain

Primary executive

Stale

Head of government

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Originalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/68842444@N03/53187353911/ · U.S. Secretary of Defense · Public Domain · Original

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

Head of government Active

Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Constitutional monarchy · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
The King is head of state, appoints the Prime Minister and Cabinet and exercises executive authority with the Council of Ministers; the Crown Prince and Prime Minister directs government business under that constitutional authority.

Latest election

Completed

2022 Bahraini parliamentary election

Nov 12, 2022 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
Forty representatives were elected in single-member constituencies, with runoffs on 19 November where no candidate won an absolute majority; political parties are not legally registered.
Bahrain Elections - 2022 parliamentary election

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic diversification and fiscal balanceBahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plan
  2. 2Employment and workforce skillsBahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plan
  3. 3Housing and public servicesBahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plan
  4. 4Digital transformation and innovationBahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plan
  5. 5Environmental sustainability and energy transitionBahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plan

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
18
Active in source
16
Historical in source
2
parties shown
18
More parties (6)

Elections

Partial

2022 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 12, 2022

Completed

2018 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 24, 2018

Completed

2014 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Nov 22, 2014

Completed

2012 Bahraini parliamentary by-election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 16, 2012

Completed

2011 Bahraini parliamentary by-election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Sep 24, 2011

Completed

2010 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Aug 14, 2010

Completed

2006 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 1, 2006

Completed

2002 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 24, 2002

Completed

1973 Bahraini general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 12, 1973

Completed

1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 1, 1972

Completed

Sources

12

  1. 1Official institutions of Bahrain - manual editorial v19citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission - Constitution of Bahraincitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Kingdom of Bahrain - His Majesty the Kingcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Prime Minister s Office of Bahrain - Crown Prince and Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Prime Minister s Office of Bahrain - Cabinetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Council of Representatives of Bahraincitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Shura Council of Bahraincitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Bahrain Elections - 2022 parliamentary electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Bahrain Economic Development Board - Economic Recovery Plancitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  11. 11Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
  12. 12Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

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BahrainPrimary executive: Hamad bin Isa Al KhalifaStale
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