Nationality Bahraini Role Bahraini Politician Name Abdullatif Al-Mahmood | Religion Sunni Muslim Ethnicity Huwala | |
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Occupation Chairman of the Gathering of National Unity | ||
Abdullatif Al-Mahmood (born 1946 in Hidd) is a Bahraini politician and doctor. He is of Sunni Arab origins.
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Activism
In 1992, he signed on the uprising petition which had been demanding the return of Bahraini parliament deputy causing him to be detained for two weeks. Following his release, he withdrew from arguing that the petition had taken other goals. Afterwards, he disappeared from the political scene and worked as a doctor at the University of Bahrain.
Return to Politics
During the Bahraini protests that began on 2011, Abdullatif Al-Mahmood appeared as president of the pro-government Gathering of National Unity, led the Fateh Mosque assembly, and coordinated the Sunnis demands. He also became a staunch anti-Shia loyalist and has completely abandoned his former anti-government stance.