HH Shaikh Nasser sets up heritage committee

TDT | Manama

His Majesty the King’s Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs representative, National Security Advisor and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) chairman His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued an edict yesterday setting up the Traditional Sports Committee (Mawrooth).

The newly established panel will be affiliated with the SCYS and subject to its supervision and control. The edict stipulates the appointment of Khalifa bin Abdulla Al Qaoud and Ali Mohammed Fadhel as chairman and vice-chairman of the committee, which includes as members Ahmed Khalid Khalfa, Mohammed Ahmed Al Janahi, Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Romaihi, Nader bin Jakhir Al Arjani, Mohammed Ayedh Al Merri, Rashid Dheyab Al Romaihi and Khalifa Abdulaziz Al Kaabi.

HH Shaikh Nasser directed the committee to conserve Bahraini folk heritage and traditional sports, transmit the legacy down generations, strengthen their values within society and promote these longstanding customs locally, regionally and internationally