H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa

Deputy Prime Minister & Chairman of the Board of Directors

H.E. Shaikh Khalid is the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.  Prior to that he was the Minister of HRH the Prime Minister’s Court. He began his career as a Roads Engineer in the Directorate of Works in 1966. He rose in the organization to become the Director of Public Works Directorate in 1971. From 1975 to 1995, he took the role of Minister of Housing. He was Chairman of the Housing Bank from 1979 to 2002, and  Chairman of the Central Municipal Council between 1987 and 1995. From 2001 to 2002, Shaikh Khalid was appointed Minister of Housing and Agriculture. Before that, he was the Minister of Housing, Municipalities & Environment.

In addition to his role as Chairman of Mumtalakat, Shaikh Khalid is the Chairman of the following organizations:

•  Hawar Islands Development Committee
•  Ministerial Committee for Services and Infrastructure
•  Civil Service Bureau
•  Committee for Studying, Building Materials Supply
•  Committee for Organizing Tourism in the Kingdom of Bahrain

He is also a member of the Board of Directors at:

• Ministerial Committee for Finance and Economy
• Bahrain Economic Development Board
• Committee for Revising the Strategic Diagrammatic National Masterplan for the             Kingdom of Bahrain
• Shaikh Isa Award for Service to Humanity
• Supreme Committee for Information Technology and Communications

He holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from the College of Engineering at Cairo University.

H.E. Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa

Minister of Finance for the Kingdom of Bahrain

From 1989 to 1996 Shaikh Ahmed was the Head of Operations for the Bahrain Stock Exchange. In 1997 he became Director until 2001 when he was appointed Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency.



Shaikh Ahmed is the Chairman of the following organizations:

• The Future Generation Reserve Council
• The Development Committee, World Bank

Shaikh Ahmed is a member of the Board of Governors for:

• Bahrain Economic Development Board
• The World Bank
• The International Monetary Fund
• The International Finance Corporation
• The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• The Arab Monetary Fund
• The Islamic Development Bank
• The Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development
• The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
• The Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation
• The Arab Authority for Agriculture Investment and Development

He graduated from St Edwards University, Austin, Texas with a Masters of Business Management.

H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa
Political and Economic Adviser to HRH Crown Prince's Court

H.E. Shaikh Mohammed was appointed as Political and Economic Adviser to HRH the Crown Prince's Court in 2012. He served as Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board of Bahrain from 2005 until 2012, and was responsible for ensuring the continued growth and stimulation of the Bahraini economy.

Shaikh Mohammed is also deeply involved in the wider economic development of the region, notably through the World Economic Forum’s Davos and regional fora and chairs:

•  Tamkeen (Labor Fund)
•  Bahrain Development Bank
•  Bahrain Polytechnic
•  The Young Arab Leaders’ Bahrain chapter
•  Capital Club, Bahrain

He is a Board member of:

•  Bahrain Association of Banks
•  Bahrain Labour Market Regulatory Authority
•  The Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Programme.

Shaikh Mohammed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Theory from the American University in Washington D.C. and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies from the London School of Economics.

H.E. Mr. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed

Transport Minister & Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors

H.E. Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed was appointed as Minister of Transport in February 2012. He is also the Acting CEO of Bahrain Economic Development Board.

Prior to his appointment as Transport Minister, he was Minster of Cabinet Affairs, and prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of Bahrain Economic Development Board.

He began his career as a Project Engineer at Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) in 1994 and left in 2004.

He is currently a board member of the following organizations:

•  Bahrain Economic Development Board
•  Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training
•  Higher Education Council
•  Civil Service Council

He holds a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Bahrain and a Masters Degree in International Project Management from Leeds University.

H.E. Mr. Essam Abdulla Khalaf

Minister of Works

H.E. Mr. Essam Bin Abdulla Khalaf was appointed Minister of Works, after serving as Assistant Undersecretary for Roads from 2005 until October 2010.

Mr. Essam designed and supervised a number of Road and Sewerage projects as well as traffic safety and engineering projects. He joined the Ministry in 1978 as a trainee engineer and was appointed as Planning Engineer in 1981. He rose through the ranks until he was appointed Assistant Undersecretary for Roads and Sewerage in 2002. Additionally, he was also responsible for the Coordination and Monitoring Committee with the Municipal councils.

Mr. Essam is a Board Member of the following organizations:

• Hawar Island Development Board
• Junior Board in the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs.
• Traffic Board
• Civil Defense Board

Mr. Essam holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Texas University at Austin, USA (1978), a Master Degree in Transportation Planning from Virginia Tech and State University (1981). He also holds Diploma in Advanced Management Administration from University of Bahrain (1985) with honors. He is an active member in many international professional organizations such as International Road Federation (IRF) in the United States. He is also a graduate member of the institute of Civil Engineers in the UK, and a member in the Institute of Transportation Engineers in the US.  Mr. Essam is author and co-author of a number of technical papers presented in a number of Roads and Traffic International Conferences.

Mr. Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji

Chief Executive Officer, Mumtalakat

Mr. Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji began his career in BAPCO as an Industrial Engineer before joining the Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MOFNE) in 1988. From 1994 to 2005, he served as the Director of Government Shareholdings Directorate before being appointed Assistant Undersecretary of Economic Affairs. During this time he was actively involved in the Bahrain Economic Development Board’s initiative which led to the establishment of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. (c). Mr. Al Kooheji was the Chief Executive Officer of Tamkeen from 2011 to 2012.

Chairman of Aluminum Bahrain, (“ALBA”) Mr. Al Kooheji also serves on a number of boards in the Kingdom of Bahrain and outside the country.

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Staffordshire University, and an MBA, from the Henley College of Management, Brunel University.

Dr. Esam Abdulla Fakhro

Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Bahrain, Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chairman of Abdulla Yousif Fakhro & Sons Company

Over the years Dr. Fakhro has participated in a number of conferences, seminars and workshops regarding national and regional industrial issues and strategies.


In addition, Dr. Fakhro is on the Board of several companies and organizations including:

• Bahrain Economic Development Board
• Bahrain Stock Exchange
• Bahrain Livestock Company
• The Higher Education Council

He holds a Bachelor's degree and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from London University.

Dr. Samer Al Jishi

Managing Director of BFG International

From 1990 to 1992 Dr. Samer Al Jishi advised the Minister of Industry in Bahrain on industrial development. He also held a teaching post at the University of Bahrain as guest lecturer for the department of Physics. In 1992, he took over management at BFG International and oversaw its growth and development into a world class manufacturing and engineering firm.
 
Dr. Al Jishi was awarded a Bachelors of Engineering degree in 1982 (RPI - Troy, NY) and also holds a Masters Degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.

Mr. Redha Abdulla Faraj

Founder of Al Faraj Consulting W.L.L.

Mr. Redha Faraj is the founder of Al Faraj Consulting W.L.L. From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Al Faraj was  a partner in Ernst & Young, Bahrain. He also held a position of Deputy CEO of Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY). Prior to that he was the Finance and Account Manager at British Petroleum (Eastern Agencies) Ltd.

Mr. Faraj is a board member of the following organizations:

•  BMMI
•  Bahrain Development Bank (BDB)
•  Almoayyed International Group (AIG)
•  Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons Group
•  Instratacapital
•  Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR)
•  American Mission Hospital
•  Eskan Bank

Mr. Faraj is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA), UK, one of the first Bahrainis to receive this qualification.