His Majesty King Hamad issued Order (21) of 2026 on the restructuring of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA).
The council will be chaired by Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa. Other members are, Shaikh Abdulhussain Khalaf Al Asfoor, vice chairman, Dr Shaikh Abdullatif Mahmood Al Mahmood, Dr Shaikh Fareed Yaqoob Al Muftah, Shaikh Adnan Abdullah Al Qattan, Shaikh Nasser Ahmed Khalaf Al Asfoor, Shaikh Mansoor Ali Hamada, Shaikh Mohammed Hassan Abdulmahdi Al Shaikh, Dr Shaikh Sulaiman bin Shaikh Mansoor Al Sitri, Shaikh Jameel Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan Al Qassab, Shaikh Issam Mohammed Ishaq Al Abbasi, Shaikh Jawad Abdulla Abbas Hussain, Shaikh Mohammed Jaafar Mohammed Al Jufairi, Shaikh Rashid Hassan Ahmed Al Buainain, Dr Shaikh Ibrahim Rashid Al Muraikhi and Dr Shaikh Abdulrahman Dherar Al Shaer.
The term of membership will be four years.
The order will come into effect from the date of its issuance and shall be published in the Official Gazette.