Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa

Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (born 1965) is a Bahraini member of the House of Khalifa and since 2015 has been Bahrain‘s Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Bahraini Ambassador to the United Kingdom
of  Bahrain
to  United Kingdom
Assumed office
August 24, 2015
Preceded byAlees Samaan
Personal details
Born1965 (age 54–55)
Manama
ChildrenMohammed Al khalifa, Khalifa Alkhalifa, Alanood Alkhalifa
FatherMohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
RelativesLine of succession to the Bahraini throne

Career

From 2000 to 2010 Fawaz was President of Bahrain’s General Organization for Youth and Sports.

From July 2010 to 2012 during the Arab Spring he was President of the Information Affairs Authority which was formed in July 2010 as a split from the portfolio of the Ministry of Culture and Information by a decree from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. IAA is the Bahrain’s media regulator, operator of Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation, the Bahrain News Agency and the press pass issuing authority.

Fawaz used his power to restrict freedom of the press, while the Bahraini government systematically cracked down on political freedom and civil liberties. In April 2011 the IAA suspended Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper), Bahrain's only independent newspaper, and the authority was involved in the detention of an Iraqi journalist who was beaten and deported.[1]

From 2012 to 2014, Fawaz was Minister of State for Communication. On August 24, 2015 he was appointed ambassador in London, where he presented his credentials in Buckingham Palace in December 2015, on February 17, 2016 in The Hague, on April 12, 2016 in Dublin, and on October 21, 2016 in Stockholm.[2]

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gollark: <@234812065892532234> Hi, somewhat late.
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References
  1. The Guardian, press freedom groups have sent a letter to foreign secretary Boris Johnson raising concerns about the human rights record of Bahrain’s ambassador to the UK.
  2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain),
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