His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (46) of 2023, amending some of the provisions of Edict (61) of 2009 on establishing and forming the Supreme Organising Committee of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) based on a proposal by the Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the BIAS.

The edict stipulates that Article (2) of Edict (61) of 2009 on establishing and forming the Supreme Organising Committee of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) shall be amended as follows:

The Supreme Organising Committee of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) shall be chaired by the Personal Representative of His Majesty the King, His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa and shall consist of the following members:

1. The Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications

2. The Commander of the Sakhir Air Base

3. The Civil Aviation Undersecretary at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications

4. The General Director of the Bahrain International Airshow

5. A Representative of the Royal Court

6. Two experienced members nominated by the committee chairman

The authority stipulated in Clause (5) of the preceding paragraph shall determine who represents them in the Committee.

The Ministers, each in their capacity, shall implement the provision of this edict, which shall be effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

Source: Bahrain News Agency