Abdul Nabi Salman
Abdul Nabi Salman | |
|---|---|
| عبد النبي سلمان | |
| Member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain) | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa |
| Constituency | Second District of the Central Governorate |
| Member of the Council of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Monarch | Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| Prime Minister | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain |
| Preceded by | Ruaa Al Hayiki |
| Constituency | Sixth District of the Northern Governorate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Nabi Salman Ahmed Nasser 1960 (age 64) A'ali, Bahrain |
| Occupation | trade unionist |
Abdul Nabi Salman Ahmed Nasser (Arabic: عبد النبي سلمان أحمد ناصر, born in 1960 in A'ali) is a Bahraini politician. He was sworn into the Council of Representatives on December 12, 2018 to represent the Sixth District of the Northern Governorate.[1]
Biography
[edit]Salman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics from Bangalore University in 1981. He obtained a diploma in Sales and Marketing Development in 1989, a Higher Diploma in Management and Marketing in 1996, and specialized courses in public relations, promotion, and advertising.[citation needed]
As the head of the Press and Publications Department at Gulf Air, he founded the airline’s union. He belongs to the Bahrain Economists Society and the Bahrain Transparency Society.[2]
In 2012, he was elected Secretary-General of the left-wing Progressive Democratic Tribune (Al-Minbar) party, succeeding Dr. Hassan Madan.[3]
Political career
[edit]Salman decided to run for the Council of Representatives in the 2002 Bahraini general election, in which he ran to represent the Second District of the Central Governorate for Al-Minbar. He won 632 votes for 22.28% in the first round, necessitating a runoff in which he won 1,327 votes for 54.93%, defeating Muhammad Al Asfour.[citation needed]
In the 2006 Bahraini general election for the same district, Salman lost reelection in the first round with 2,396 votes for 27.81% to Abdullah Al-A’ali of the Shiite Al Wefaq party.[citation needed]
In the 2018 Bahraini general election, he ran instead for the Sixth District of the Northern Governorate, winning 2,662 votes for 56.20% of the vote in the first round. Salman was elected First Deputy Speaker of Parliament in a 24-16 vote over Ahmed Al-Salloum. Ghazi Al Rahma and Fadhel Al Sawad had been eliminated in the first round.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "رئيس اللجنة العليا للإشراف على سلامة الانتخابات يعلن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات النيابية والبلدية لعام 2018م". Bahrain News Agency. December 2, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "عبدالنبي سلمان". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). June 9, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "عبدالنبي سلمان أميناً عاماً لـ"التقدمي" خلفاً لحسن مدن". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). May 12, 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "عبدالنبي سلمان يفوز بمنصب النائب الأوّل لرئيس مجلس النواب". Al Ayam (Bahrain). December 12, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.