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On the picture Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
ByBaron Henri Estramant.
As per royal decree no. 9 for 2015, the responsibility for tourism in Bahrain has been transferred from the former Ministry of Culture to the Industry and Commerce Ministry.
Tourism in Bahrain mostly attracts visitors from other Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, however, it has globalised since the setting up of the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2004 or the Bahrain International Airshow. The country has been labelled as a “good introduction to the Gulf” by Lonely Planet.
Decree no. 10 created the “Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA)” replacing the Ministry of Culture, but which remains headed by Her Excellency Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa as first president. The royal decrees were issued by Bahrain’s Crown Prince on behalf of his father, King Hamad II,on 3 February 2015.
His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Bahrain attended the investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands back in April 2013. He is married to HH Sheikha Hala bint Duaij bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, and has four children, Sheikh Isa, Sheikh Mohammed, Sheikha Fatima Al Dana, and Sheikha Al Joud.
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the eldest son of His Majesty King Hamad II of Bahrain, and his first wife, HRH Princess Sabika bint Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Women. In addition to being the heir apparent, Crown Prince Salman holds the military rank of “General”, and since 2008 is the kingdom’s Deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force.
In 2013 his father King Hamad II appointed him “Second Deputy Prime Minister” seconding his uncle, HRH Prince Khalifa, who is the world’s longest serving head of government. Her Highness Sheikha Hala bint Duaij holds the honorary presidency of the Information Centre for Women and Children as well as the Chair of the Bahrain Society for Mental Retardation. Her eldest son, HH Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (b. 1990), is second in line to the throne, Deputy Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club High Authority and Chairman of “Shaikh Isa bin Salman Educational Charity”. Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad is married to his cousin, HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah bin Isa Al Khalifa. The two are parents of HH Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa born on 28 May 2013.
Bahrain is known for being a the Golf’s only diversified economy, for the openness and business orientation of its population, which has made the islands a primary financial hub for the Middle East.
