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List of chairmen of the Consultative Council of Bahrein.
This is a list of chairmen (speakers) of the Consultative Council of Bahrain:
Name | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
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Dr. Faisal Al-Mousawi | 14 December 2002 | 2006 | [1] |
Ali Saleh Al-Saleh | 15 December 2006 | Incumbent | [2] [3] [4] |
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