Ahmed Al Musallam has been elected as the new Parliament Speaker.
Mr Al Musallam won 34 votes while Mohammed Al Maerafi won six.
Mr Al Musallam is fourth Speaker in Parliament’s 20-year history.
Khalifa Al Dhahrani was Speaker from 2002 to 2014, Ahmed Al Mulla from 2014 to 2018, and Fouzia Zainal from 2018 to 2022.
Mr Al Musallam stormed to victory in the first round of National Elections on November 12 for Muharraq Governorate constituency eight (Hidd) with 7,711 votes.
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