Bahrain Red Crescent Society | |
Abbreviation: | BRCS |
Purpose: | Humanitarian |
Headquarters: | Manama |
Location: | Kingdom of Bahrain |
Region Served: | Bahrain and the Middle East |
Language: | Arabic |
General: | Dr. Fawzi Amin |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Abdulla Bin Khalid Al Khalifa |
Leader Title2: | Vice-President |
Leader Name2: | Ali Mohammed Murad |
Affiliations: | International Red Crescent |
Bahrain Red Crescent Society was established in 1971, via a charter issued by Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Amir of Bahrain at the time. The society was recognized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on 14 September 1972. It is the 116th member of the international group since its inception in 1919. It has its headquarters in Hoora, Manama.[1]