The Shura Council on Monday held its second meeting within its 48th ordinary session under the presidency of HE Speaker Ahmad bin Abdulla bin Zaid al-Mahmoud.
The Council began its session by reviewing the speech of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the opening of the 48th ordinary session of the Council last Tuesday.
The Council's members praised the speech, stressing that it was comprehensive in clarifying the achievements of the country made despite the unfair blockade imposed on it, and in determining the requirements of the next stage, the country's internal and external policy, and in affirming its firm positions on regional and international issues.
The members also affirmed their keenness to act in accordance with His Highness the Amir's directives.
Then, the Speaker of the Shura Council directed that the speech be provided to the committees of the Council, each of which shall study its guidelines, ideas and visions and come up with specific recommendations to be presented to the Council.
The council then formed its five committees.

*The Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee
Members include Rashid bin Hamad al-Maadhadi, Nasser bin Rashid al-Kaabi, Yousuf bin Rashid al-Khater, Nasser bin Khalil al-Jaidah, Abdulrahman bin Yousuf al-Khulaifi, Mohamed bin Abdulla al-Abd al-Ghani, and Dr Aisha bint Yousuf al-Mannai.

*The Economic and the Financial Affairs Committee
Members are Nasser bin Rashid al-Kaabi, Yousuf in Rashid al-Khater, Mohamed bin Khalid al-Ghanem, Nasser bin Sulaiman al-Hayder, Abdullah bin Khalid Mohamed al-Jabor al-Nuaimi, Dr Hessa bint Sultan al-Jaber, Mohamed bin Mahdi al-Ahbabi, Ali bin Abd al-Latif al-Misnad al-Muhanadi, Nasser bin Sultan al-Hemaidi, Khalid bin Abdullah Rashed al-Buainain, Dr Hind bint Abdulrahman Mohamed Mubarak al-Muftah, Fahd bin Mohamed Fahd Saad Buzwair, Saleh bin Abdullah Mohamed Ibrahim al-Mannai, Mohamed bin Ali Sultan al-Ali al-Maadeed, and Reem bint Mohamed Rashid al-Mansouri.

*The Services and the Public Utilities Committee
Members are Hadi bin Saeed al-Khayareen, Ismail bin Mohamed Shareef al-Emadi, Yousef bin Ahmed Omaran al-Kuwari, Khalifa bin Ali al-Hetmi, Nasser bin Salmaine Khalid al-Suwaidi, and Mohamed bin Mahdi al-Ahbabi.

*The Internal and External Affairs Committee
Members are Ibrahim bin Khalifa al-Nasr, Saqr bin Fahd al-Muraikhi, Nasser bin Ahmed al-Malki, Dr Yousef bin Mohamed Yousef al-Obaidan, Abdulrahman bin Yousef Abdulrahman al-Khulaifi, Abdullah bin Khalid Mohamed al-Jabor al-Nuaimi, Dahlan bin Jamaan Bashir al-Hamad, Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Abdullah al-Attiyah, Khalid bin Abdullah Rashid al-Buainain, Abdullah bin Fahd Abdullah Ghorab al-Marri, Abdul Latif bin Mohamed Abdul Latif al-Sada, Dr Hind bint Abdulrahman Mohamed Mubarak al-Muftah, and Reem bint Mohamed Rashid al-Mansouri.

*The Information and Cultural Affairs Committee
Members are Rashid bin Hamad al-Meadhadi, Abdulla bin Khalid al-Mania, Ahmed bin Khalifa al-Rumaihi, Mubarak bin Saif al-Mansouri, Khalid bin Mohamed Ajaj al-Kubaisi, and Mohamed bin Mansour al-Shahwani.
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