full-time members, five as part-time members, and two members represented the legislative authority from the House of Representatives and the Shura Council. From among the fulltime and part-time members, five women members were appointed by the Royal Decree, of which one is a fulltime member. The term of membership for all members is four years, subject to renewal. are to be elected from among the members of the Council of Commissioners in the first meeting, the Council of Commissioners held its first procedural meeting on Monday, 10 May 2021, during which the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson were elected. Engineer Ali Ahmed Al-Derazi won the Chair of the Council of Commissioners by acclamation, while Mr. Khaled Abdulaziz Alsha’er won the position of Vice Chairperson.8 8. In implementing Paragraph (b) of Article No (5) of the NIHR’s Establishment Law, which stipulates that the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 8 Resume of members- in Arabic https://www.nihr.org.bh/Organisation/CommissionerMain in English https://www.nihr.org.bh/EN/Organisation/CommissionerMain 17