Succeeded by Mohammed Ali Sitri Education Cairo University Role Politician | Name Jawad Arrayed Nationality Bahraini | |
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Alma mater Cairo University
Leeds University | ||
Jawad Salem Al Arrayed (born 1940) is Bahrain’s first Shia politician, who has been holding high-rank cabinet portfolios, including justice minister and deputy prime minister.
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Early life and education
Arrayed was born in 1940. He holds a degree in English literature, which he received from Cairo University. In addition, he also holds a law degree, which he obtained from Leeds University.
Career
Arrayed was a public prosecutor from 1969 to 1971. He became labor and social affairs minister in 1971 and minister of state for cabinet affairs in 1973. Next he was appointed health minister and chairman of the environmental protection committee in 1982. His tenure as health minister lasted until 1995. He served as municipality minister from 1999 to November 2002. Then he became justice minister on 11 November 2002. His term lasted until 2005 and he was replaced by Mohammed Ali Sitri. During this period he was also advisor to the prime minister for legal affairs.
He was appointed deputy prime minister in the reshuffle on 11 December 2006 that followed the victory of Shia Islamist party, Al Wefaq, in parliamentary elections. He replaced a member of the royal family, Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, in the post. Arrayed is also president of the ministerial committee for legal affairs.