Abdul Hakim Ibrahim Muhammad Al-Shammari (Arabic: عبد الحكيم إبراهيم محمد الشمري, born in 1965) is a Bahraini businessman and politician.[1]
Biography edit
Al-Shammari was born in Manama in 1965. He holds a Master of Business Administration, a diploma in political science from the Bahrain Institute for Political Development, a British qualified accountant, and a certificate in hotel management.
Al-Shammari went into the private sector, founding the Abdul Hakim Ibrahim Muhammad Al-Shammari Foundation and chairing the Board of Directors of the Al-Amal Commercial and Industrial Group and Al-Shammari Real Estate Group.
In the 2006 Bahraini general election, Al-Shammari lost a race for the Council of Representatives, specifically in the seventh constituency of the Capital Governorate. In that race, he won 1,414 votes (36.11%), 1,088 less than the winner, Abdul Aziz Abul, who was supported by Al-Wefaq and the National Democratic Action Society. In the 2011 Bahraini parliamentary by-elections, Al-Shammari won the seat with 1,121 votes (60.40%).[2][3] Before the 2014 Bahraini general election, the Court of Cassation barred him from running in the fifth district of the Capital Governorate.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Member Profile". Bahrain Council of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "نتائج الانتخابات التكميلية 24 سبتمبر 2011 الجولة الأولى | أرشيف أخبار وتقارير ومعلومات من الانتخابات النيابية والبلدية في البحرين". Al-Wasat. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Parliament session collapses amid shouting scenes". Gulf News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Abdul-Qader, Sayed (February 3, 2015). "الاستئناف العليا المدنية تقضي: استبعاد 12 مترشحا من السباق الانتخابي". Akhbar Al Khaleej. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.