His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, issued a royal decree, today, Tuesday, appointing His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as his advisor for diplomatic affairs.

The King of Bahrain also issued, according to the Bahrain News Agency (BNA), a royal decree appointing Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Al-Zayani was the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf before he succeeded him in the Kuwaiti academic position Nayef Al-Hajraf.