Mohammed Isa Al Abbasi () is a

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

i politician and journalist. He was sworn into the Council of Representatives on December 12, 2018.

Education

Al Abassi graduated from

Ahlia University Ahlia University (AU) is a private, not-for-profit university in Manama, Bahrain and owned by a private holding company, The Arab Academy for Research and Studies (AARS). The holding company is collectively owned by a group of companies and ind ...

2011 protests

During the

Bahraini uprising of 2011 The 2011 Bahraini uprising was a series of anti-government protests in Bahrain led by the mainly Shia and some Sunni Islam, Sunni Bahraini opposition primarily from 2011 until 2014. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 Arab Spri ...

, as a broadcaster on the TV channel of the

Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC; ) is a public broadcaster in Bahrain with headquarters in Manama. The BRTC is owned by the government of Bahrain, and under the control of the Information Affairs Authority. History BRTC was set ...

, Al Abassi took a firmly royalist stance which led to heavy opposition criticism. In 2013, he was suspended in a climate of increased rapprochement between the opposition and the

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa () is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. They profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait, then ru ...

House of Representatives

Al Abassi entered politics by running in the

2018 Bahraini general election General elections were held in Bahrain in November and December 2018 to elect the 40 members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was on Saturday, 24 November, with a second round in 31 ...

for the third constituency of the

Muharraq Governorate The Muharraq Governorate () is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. It is now co-extensive with the municipality of Al Muharraq and with Muharraq Island together with outlying islets. It includes the former municipality of Al Hadd at the ...

in the national House of Representatives. He won 2,217 votes for 38.54% in the first round on November 24, necessitating a second round on December 1, in which he defeated Mohammed Al Alawi with 3,096 votes for 58.64%.

References

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