Our Leadership

The establishment of the Academy came as the culmination of a decades-long endeavour in the development of modern Bahraini diplomacy.

His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Special Representative of His Majesty the King, served as the nation’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs. In that capacity, His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa played a pioneering role in laying the institutional groundwork for the Kingdom’s diplomacy since the founding of the Foreign Affairs Directorate in 1969.

In 2019, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa honoured His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Mubarak for his outstanding service to Bahraini diplomacy by establishing the Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies.

In 2005, His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa was succeeded in his duties as Foreign Minister by His Excellency Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa. In the decade and a half since, Bahraini diplomacy has made new strides, building on the foundations laid down in its formative era. As of February 2020, His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani has held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The establishment of the Diplomatic Institute in 2016 and the Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies in 2019 is a further step in the institutionalisation of diplomatic training, which strives to achieve sustainable and effective outcomes for the national interests and global standing of the Kingdom of Bahrain.