Bahrain’s moderate Crown Prince Salman named first deputy prime minister


Issue 943 - 21 Mar 2013 | 6 minute read

King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa appointed his son, Crown Prince Salman, first deputy prime minister on 11 March, a move widely perceived as conciliatory towards the opposition. Royal decree 14 named Salman, who is already deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force, “First Deputy Premier for the Development and Performance of the Executive Authority’s Bodies”. 
It is a role with potential, given the urgency of institutional reform

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