Bahrain

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 18 January 1972

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

King of the State of Bahrain: His Majesty Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa AL-KHALIFA
Prime Minister: His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman AL KHALIFA

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Dr Naser Al Belooshi
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain to France, Permanent Delegate (11/10/2008)

Permanent Delegation of Bahrain to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureaux MR36/37/38/39 1 rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.31.10
Fax: 01.47.34.48.04
E-mail: dl.bahrein@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Dr Majed Ali Al Noaimi *
Secretary-General: Mr Isa Abdullah AL NASHEET

Bahrain National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education MANAMA BAHRAIN
Telephone: (973) 17 78 13 91(Sec. Gen.); (973) 17 78 07 41
Fax: (973) 17 68 11 04
E-mail: moe.national.esc@moe.gov.bh; noora_k@moe.gov.bh; mencnas@moe.gov.bh; Isaalnasheet@gmail.com (SG)
Web site: http://www.education.gov.bh (Mineduc)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member/Representative	Mr Ali Fakhro	1991-1995	138-147
Representative		2003-2007	168-177

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

100th anniversary of the birth of Ebrahim al-Arrayed, poet (1908-2002) (2008)