Bahrain Premier orders rejig of anti-smoking panel

Manama: Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday issued Edict 28/2016 on re-structuring the National Committee to Control Smoking and All Types of Tobacco and Tobacco Products, under the chairmanship of the Health Minister.

Members include Dr. Maryam Ibrahim Al-Hajiri (the representative of the Health Ministry), Muna Al-Sayed Kadhem (the representative of the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry), Amna Hamad Al-Rumaihi (the representative of the Supreme Council for the Environment), Jassim Mohammed Al-Harban (the representative of the Education Ministry), Abdulkareem Ali Abdulkareem (the representative of Customs Affairs at the Interior Ministry), Qais Hassan Al-Dossary (the representative of the Information Affairs Ministry), Nawar Abdulla Al-Mutawa (the representative of the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry) and Majdi Bakri Yassen (the representative of the Anti-Smoking Society).

Edict 14/2013 on reforming the National Committee to Control Smoking and All Types of Tobacco and Tobacco Product was cancelled.

The Health Minister shall implement the edict, which takes effect a day after its publication in the Official Gazette.