Bahrain: Polity Style: 1971-2024 |
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before 15 Aug 1971 | al-Baḥrayn wa-tawābiʿuhā (البحرين وتوابعها) | Bahrain and its Dependencies |
15 Aug 1971 | decree on state name becomes effective [1] |
15 Aug 1971 - 14 Feb 2002 | Dawlat al-Baḥrayn (دولة البحرين) | State of Bahrain |
14 Feb 2002 | name changed in accordance with Constitutional amendments [2] |
14 Feb 2002 - | Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn (مملكة البحرين) | Kingdom of Bahrain |
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[1] | Decree No. 1 of 1971 is dated 15 Aug 1971 with immediate effect (published in al-Jarīdah al-Rasmiyah, 19 Aug 1971, No. 930). |
[2] | The Constitutional amendments of 2002 become effective upon the publication in the Official Gazette as provided by Art. 125 (published in al-Jarīdah al-Rasmiyah, 14 Feb 2002, No. 2517) |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023