Royal Guard (Bahrain)
(Redirected from Bahrain Royal Guard)
| Royal Guard of Bahrain | |
|---|---|
| الحرس الملكي | |
| File:Bahraini honor guard for Robert Gates 12-6-07 071206-F-6655M-471 0YDDX.jpg The Royal Guard during the visit of US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in December 2007. | |
| Active | 1989–present |
| Country | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
| Allegiance | File:Emblem of Bahrain.svg House of Khalifa |
| Branch | File:Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force.svg Bahrain Defence Force |
| Type | Royal guard |
| Role | Public duties Royal security |
| Part of | Ministry of Defense |
| Garrison/HQ | Manama |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Royal Guard | Major General Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
| Insignia | |
| Royal Guard flag | File:Flag of the Royal Guard of Bahrain.svg |
The Royal Guard (Arabic: الحرس الملكي) of Bahrain is a unit of the Bahrain Defence Force.[1] In June 2011, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa appointed his 36-year-old son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa as the commander of the Royal Guard.[2][3]
Opposition political leader Ali Salman claimed in 2009 that "no Shi'ites have been recruited to work in the Royal Guard even though they make up over half of the population."[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
See also
[edit | edit source]