Fadhel Al Sawad Explained

Fadhel Al Sawad
Office:Member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain)
Native Name:فاضل السواد
Native Name Lang:ar
Constituency:Eighth District of the Capital Governorate
Parliamentarygroup:independent
Primeminister:Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain
Termstart:2018
Birth Name:Fadel Abbas Ali Isa Al Sawad
Occupation:attorney

Fadhel Abbas Ali Isa Al Sawad (Arabic: فاضل عباس علي عيسى السواد) is a Bahraini attorney and politician. He was sworn into the Council of Representatives on December 12, 2018, representing the Eighth District of the Capital Governorate.[1]

Career

Al Sawad defended photojournalist Ahmed Humaidan in court from charges of attacking a police station during the Bahraini uprising of 2011, but Humaidan was convicted and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment.[2] [3]

Council of Representatives

In the 2018 Bahraini general election, Al Sawad ran to represent the Eighth District in the Capital Governorate in the Council of Representatives, the nation’s lower house of Parliament. He received 875 votes for 39.83% in the first round on November 24, necessitating a runoff on December 1, in which he defeated his opponent, Mohammed Ashour, with 1,085 votes for 62.94%.

Notes and References

  1. News: رئيس اللجنة العليا للإشراف على سلامة الانتخابات يعلن النتائج النهائية للانتخابات النيابية والبلدية لعام 2018م . 14 February 2021 . . December 2, 2018.
  2. News: تاييد الحكم بسجن المصور الصحفي البحريني أحمد حميدان . 14 February 2021 . . August 31, 2014.
  3. News: "المؤبد" لـ 13 بحرينياً أدينوا بمحاولة قتل رجلي شرطة . 14 February 2021 . . February 14, 2014.