Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): In its two final episodes of the second season, the "Fact-Finding" program, broadcast by the LuaLua Satellite TV Channel, revealed hundreds of state appointments in Bahrain on a tribal and family basis between 1970 and 2021, in the ministerial, security and judicial bodies, in an episode titled: "Tribal Distribution in the State."
The program presented by the Chairman of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights, Baqer Darwish, reviewed the analysis of 578 appointments to high or public positions for eleven tribes and families from January 19, 1970 to May 19, 2021 issued through: (Amiri decrees, decisions of the Prime Minister, decisions of the Council of Ministers, decisions of the Crown Prince Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, Royal Decrees). In addition, the program analyzed the percentage of the same tribes in the security system by analyzing 3370 medals awarded to Bahraini individuals and 225 medals awarded to non-Bahraini figures from December 19, 1976 to July 19, 2020.
As for the names of the tribes or families, they are as follows: Al-Nuaimi, Al-Ma'awdah, Al-Mosalim, Al-Dosari, Al-Jalahma, Al-Buainain, Al-Arayedh, Al-Suweidi, Al-Zayani, Al-Thawadi, Al-Binali.

Al-Dosari: ​​13.36% is the percentage of high positions that the family has obtained of public positions since October 30, 1971
The positions and jobs of the Al-Dosari family have been distributed since October 1971, with the appointment of Yousef bin Rahma Al-Dosari as head of the Amiri Court in accordance with an Amiri decree. The last appointment was on March 1, 2021 of Iman Ahmed Hassan Al-Dosari as Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in various state institutions, including 13 appointments of a director in the Ministry of Interior in addition to appointments in Diplomatic missions, judicial institutions, the Public Prosecution Office, the Supreme Council for Women and the Ministry of Labor.
Between 1990 and 2000, positions and jobs were distributed in: Maritime Affairs Department, Transportation and Maintenance Department (Ministry of Housing and Municipalities Affairs), Bahrain Defense Force. From 2001 to 2010, positions and jobs were distributed in the following: Department of Childhood and Girls' Activities, Department of Grievances and Complaints at the Amiri Court, Head of the Bahraini Diplomatic Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, members of the polling and counting committees to elect members of Municipal Councils, Director General of Information and Follow-up Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office at the rank of assistant undersecretary, acting director of the Department of Public and International Relations at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, member of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for the Pension Fund, Director of the Department of Public and International Relations, Judge at the Sharia Minor Court (Sunni Department), Chief Prosecutor of Category (A), Adviser to the Minister of the Royal Court for Community Affairs, Assistant Undersecretary for Information and Follow-up, Director of the Directorate of Foreign Trade Relations, General Advocate with the rank of Judge at the Civil Supreme Court of Appeal, Head of the Bahraini Diplomatic Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran with the title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Acting Director of the Directorate of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Acting Director of Human Resources Department in the Ministry of Education, Judge at the Supreme Sharia Court (Sunni Department), member of the Supreme Council for Women, member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Charity Organization, Director of the Directorate of the Cooperation Council at the Ministry of Interior, Assistant Prosecutor at the Public Prosecution Office, Head of the Bahraini Diplomatic Mission to the Federal Republic of Germany, Assistant to the Head of Public Security for Community Affairs, Director of the Human Resources Department at the Ministry of Education, Labor Affairs Assistant at the Ministry of Labor, Undersecretary of the Attorney General, eight appointments to the position of Director at the Ministry of Interior, member of the National Institution for Human Rights, attorney at the Supreme Court of Appeal, attorney at the High Sharia Court (Sunni Department).

Al-Nuaimi family: 41,67% is the percentage of high positions that the family has obtained of public positions between 1970 and 2021
As for the number of positions obtained by citizens of the Al-Nuaimi family, it reached 48 between 1990 and 2021 through 32 decrees (Amiri or royal) and 16 decisions issued by the Council of Ministers.
With regard to security appointments, for example, on November 25, 2000, an Amiri decree was issued appointing four officers in the Bahrain Defense Force of the rank of lieutenant. They are: Faisal Mohammed Rashid Al-Nuaimi, Hamad Hassan Abdullah Al-Nuaimi, Faisal Saud Muhammad Al-Nuaimi, and Mubarak Ali Mubarak Al-Nuaimi. On May 7, 2006, a decision was issued by the Council of Ministers appointing three directors in the Ministry of Interior, namely: Muhammad Rashid Muhammad Al-Nuaimi, Abdullah Muhammad Muhanna Al-Nuaimi, and Muhammad Ali Shaheen Al-Nuaimi. On December 13, 2006, Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Nuaimi was appointed undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense based on a royal decree. On January 27, 2010, a decision was issued by the Council of Ministers appointing Ali Muhammad Al-Nuaimi as a Director in the Ministry of Interior, and Muhammad Rashid Al-Nuaimi as a Deputy Director-General in the Ministry of Interior. In addition, on December 28, 2014, a royal decree was issued appointing Dhiyab bin Saqr Abdullah Al-Nuaimi as Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defense Force. On March 7, 2019, a decision was issued by the Council of Ministers appointing Muhammad Ali Al-Nuaimi as a Director in the Ministry of Interior, while Majed Ali Al-Nuaimi has been the Minister of Education since November 11, 2002.


The Al-Zayani family has held 94 positions, including 51 positions since 2001, most notably the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
The positions that the Al-Zayani family obtained from 1970 until 2021 were distributed through 48 decrees (Amiri, royal), and 23 decisions issued by the Council of Ministers, but what is remarkable is that the number of royal decrees was 31.
Between 1991 and 2000, the jobs were distributed as follows: Acting Director of the Pension Benefits Administration in the General Authority for Pension Fund, Director of the Labor Directorate, Assistant Undersecretary for Labor Affairs in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Acting Director of the Social Development Department in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Rashid Abdul Rahman Al-Zayani, member of the Shura Council (1992), Director of the Social Development Department in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Undersecretary at the Civil Supreme Court of Appeal, Abdul Rahman Salman Al-Zayani, Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Training in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (1995), Rashid Abdul Rahman Al-Zayani, member of the Shura Council (1996), Abdul Rahman Salman Al-Zayani, Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Training in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (1997), member of the Advisory Board of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Secretary General of the Bahrain Center for Studies and Research with the rank of Undersecretary, Director of the Department of Nationals and Social Rehabilitation, Mona Rashid, member of the Shura Council (2000), Nawaf Hamad Rashid Al-Zayani, an officer in the Bahrain Defense Force of the rank of lieutenant.
From 2001 to 2021, the number of positions amounted to 51, including: member of the Advisory Board of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, member of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, Director-General and Editor-in-Chief of the Bahrain News Agency with the rank of Assistant Undersecretary, Assistant Director-General for Retirement Affairs with the rank of assistant undersecretary, undersecretary of the Attorney General, member of the Economic Development Board, Abdul Latif Al-Zayani (promotion to the rank of Major General and Head of Public Security), Governor of the Central Governorate, Assistant Undersecretary for Press and Media Affairs, Chief Prosecutor of Category (B) with the rank of a Judge of the High Civil Court, member of the Board of Directors of the Alimony Fund in the Ministry of Justice, member of the Constitutional Court, Director of the Curriculum Department in the Ministry of Education, Afnan Rashid Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2007), Aref Ahmad Jassim Al-Zayani Acting Director of the Criminal Procedures Department of the Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs (2008), Director General of the General Directorate for the Protection of Environment and Wildlife in the General Authority for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife at the rank of Undersecretary, Aref Ahmad Jassim Al-Zayani Acting Director of the Criminal Procedures Department of the Public Prosecution in the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs (2009), Adviser in the General Court of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the rank of a Minister, Chief Prosecutor of Category (A) with the rank of Chief of a High Court, Afnan Rashid Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2010), acting director of the Planning, Policies and Follow-up Department in the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Acting Director of the Gulf Cooperation Council Affairs Department, Executive Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Environment with the rank of Undersecretary, member of the Advisory Board of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Assistant Undersecretary for Statistics, Planning and Communication at the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Afnan Rashid Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2014), member of the Economic Development Council, Zayed Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce (2014), Zayed Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (2015), Afnan Rashid Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2016), Undersecretary at the Supreme Court of Appeal and General Attorney with the rank of Undersecretary at the Supreme Court of Appeal, Secretary General of the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence, Zayed Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (2018), Undersecretary at the High Civil Court of Appeal and General Advocate with the rank of Undersecretary at the High Court of Appeal, Director of the Information Security Services Department at the Information Authority and e-government, Dana Khamis Al-Zayani, undersecretary for planning, family reconciliation and alimony at the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Dana Khamis Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2019), Afnan Rashid Al-Zayani, member of the Supreme Council for Women (2019), Abdul-Latif Rashid Al-Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020), Director of the Legal Affairs and Licensing Department at the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs, Ali Muhammad Al-Zayani, Director of the Cyber ​​Protection Department, first class Assistant Adviser.

Al-Jalahma Family: 29.63% is the percentage of high positions that the family has obtained of public positions, including Bahrain's ambassador to the Israeli occupation entity
By reviewing the official decisions issued between 1974 and 2021, we reach the following conclusion: The total number of appointments of the Al-Jalahma family reached 27 appointments in high official positions. However, the appointments in the period between 1974 and 1979 were limited to one person, who is Issa Abdullah Al-Jalahma, in the following administrative positions: member of the Central Municipal Commission, Chairman of the Documentation Committee in Land Sale Contract Disputes, member of the Minors' Fund Board - it is worth noting that the land file is one of the sensitive files in Bahrain. In 1992, there was one appointment for Ali Mohammed Al-Jalahma as Assistant Undersecretary for Roads and Sewers in the Ministry of Works, Electricity and Water. As for the post-National Action Charter period (2000 - 2010), there were 13 appointments as follows: Assistant Undersecretary for Construction and Maintenance Projects, member of the Shura Council, three officers in the Bahrain Defense Force of the rank of Lieutenant, Director General of the Muharraq Municipality, Head of the National Audit Office, Assistant Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (twice), Director in the Ministry of Interior, Assistant Undersecretary for Primary Care and Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing, member of the National Institution for Human Rights.
In the period between 2011 and 2021, the appointments were distributed as follows: Acting Director of Health Information Management, Yousef Al Jalahma, Minister of Defense Affairs - he is the father of the Bahraini ambassador to Israel, and he retired from his position suddenly after the crisis of the film broadcast by Al Jazeera Channel "What is Hidden is Greater," in which former Bahraini officer, Yasser Al-Jalahma, commander of the Internal Security Battalion, who was assigned the task of dispersing the Pearl Roundabout sit-in in 2011, participated - Mariam Athbi Al-Jalahma, CEO of the National Health Regulatory Authority (2015), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain National Gas Expansion Company, Director of Operations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahraini Ambassador to Israel), Director of Information and Planning Department at the Ministry of Health, Mariam Athbi Al-Jalahma, CEO of the National Health Regulatory Authority (2018), Public Prosecutor with the rank of a judge in the High Court of Category (B), Director of the Human and Financial Resources Department at the National Oil and Gas Authority.    

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