King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence established

Manama, Mar.2 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa issued Royal Order 15/2018 establishing the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence, which will be affiliated with the Royal Court. HM the King issued Royal Order 16/2018 forming the board of trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence. Chaired by Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the newly-established panel will have ten members who will serve for a four-year renewable term. The appointed board of trustees’ members are: Betsy Bennett Mathieson Abdulrahman, Phra Punyawi Dhammaboonhiran, Salah Youssef Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Jowder, Sushil Mulijimal, Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim Nonoo, Samir Sadoq Mohammed Al-Baharna, Shahnaz Jaber Hajji Jamal, Christopher Martin Bott, Camillo Ballin and Majeed Mohsen Al-Asfoor. HM the King has also issued Royal Order 17/2018 appointing Dr. Mohammed Taher Al-Qattan as secretary-general of King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Co-existence, in addition to his current position. The three royal orders will take effect as of the date of their publication in the Official Gazette