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Faisal Hassan Fulad is a member of Kingdom of Bahrain's upper chamber of parliament, the Consultative Council, since 1996. The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Politics of Bahrain takes place in a framework of a Constitutional monarchy, with an executive appointed by the king Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Bahrain has had two Constitutions in its modern history The first one was promulgated in 1973, and the second one in 2002. The position of King of Bahrain was created in February 2002 when the then Emir of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah gave himself Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG (حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة (born December 28, 1949 in Riffa, Bahrain) In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the Head of government of the country ‎ Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifah ( (born 22 November 1936) is the Prime Minister of Bahrain. The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini Parliament when sitting in joint session as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. The Consultative Council ( Majlis al-shura) is the name given to the Upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain The Council of Representatives ( Majlis an-nuwab) sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies" is the name given to the Lower house of the Bahraini Political parties from the former Communist Left to the Islamist Right sit in parliament in Bahrain, but are known technically as Political Associations The National Assembly is Bicameral with the lower house the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term Bahrain held parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the 40-seat lower house of parliament the Chamber of Deputies as well as municipal elections Bahrain's record on human rights has been praised as one of the most progressive in the Middle East by western human rights groups and the UN with Human Rights Watch calling it "a Bahrain plays a modest moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The Consultative Council ( Majlis al-shura) is the name given to the Upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain Fulad was appointed to parliament by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa since 2002-present. Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG (حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة (born December 28, 1949 in Riffa, Bahrain)

In September 2006, Fulad was implicated in the Bandargate scandal, accused of receiving BD500 (USD 1,326) per month from the head of the scandal, Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa. The Bandargate scandal refers to an alleged political conspiracy by the certain government officials in Bahrain to foment Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa is the Minister of Cabinet Affairs in Bahrain and the head of the Central Informatics Organization [1] The alleged plot aimed to instigate sectarian strife and maintain the dominance of the ruling Sunni community over the majority Shia. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic

In May 2006, Fulad became the first ever Shura Council member to be suspended. Sixteen fellow Shura Council members submitted a complaint to the chairman claiming that Fulad repeatedly insulted the members during sessions. Fulad was subsequently suspended for two weeks and docked pay. [2][3]

Fulad has been accused by his colleagues of being a narcissist. Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego. In April 2006, Shura Council member Khalid Al Shareef told Fulad: "All you care about is having your name appear in newspapers next day, without you really knowing what your mouth says. "[4]

Another senior Council member told the Gulf Daily News:

“ Mr Fulad has been showing the Press he is a hero by attacking fellow colleagues, but afterwards he would go to councillors' offices begging for forgiveness. The Gulf Daily News is an English-language Newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is the same with the ministers he has been attacking on the open floor - the instant they leave he goes after them asking for their pardon. [3] ”

Fulad is an activist with the Bahrain branch of Amnesty International and a founder of the local group, the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, where he stands as the regional and international director (including the U. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, BHRWS ( جمعية مراقبة حقوق الإنسان البحرينية) is a Bahraini Human rights K branch). His vocal advocacy includes issues such as women’s rights, the formal scrapping of the death penalty and labour rights for national and migrant workers.

Recently, he is leading a lobby to establish a human right committee in the upper chamber of parliament.

References

  1. ^ Al Bander-Gate: A Political Scandal In Bahrain, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, September 2006
  2. ^ Shura member suspended, Gulf Daily News, 9 May 2006
  3. ^ a b Shura member may be ousted, Gulf Daily News, 28 April 2006
  4. ^ Future fund bid fails amid row, Gulf Daily News, 25 April 2006

External links

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights is a Bahrain -based NGO led by its President Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, who is described by the Centre in an article it has The Gulf Daily News is an English-language Newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. The Gulf Daily News is an English-language Newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. The Gulf Daily News is an English-language Newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group.
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