Political system
Monarchy
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Not applicable. Members of this parliament/chamber are not elected.
Yes
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
When the member is sworn in
End of the parliamentary mandate
On the last day of the chamber’s term (including in the case of early dissolution)

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
Other
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Head of State
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Not applicable
Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No

Notes: The Kingdom of Bahrain is a hereditary, constitutional monarchy

Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
No

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
No
Speaker's term
4 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
No information available

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
Yes

Notes: No measures such as suspension, investigation, inspection, arrest, detention, or any other criminal action towards a member can be taken during a session unless in a case of flagrant offense, and only with prior permission from the Council. Outside the session, such actions require permission from the Council President. Failure to issue a decision within a month of receiving the request is considered tacit consent.

Sources: Internal Regulations of the Shura Council, art. 146-149

There is a Code of conduct for members
No

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
Yes
(2022)
Basic salary, per year
24,000 BHD
(2021)
Basic salary, per year in PPP
133,333
(2021)
Basic allowances
No information available
Names of the basic allowances
No information available
Members pay income tax on salaries
No information available
Members pay income tax on allowances
No information available
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
No information available
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
No information available
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
No information available

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work

Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No information available
Office at parliament
No information available
Constituency office
No information available
Housing
No information available
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
No information available
Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker
Committee Chair
Salary of the Speaker
No information available
Parliament determines the amount of salaries
Yes
Name of the body (or bodies) in parliament which determines the amount

Salaries, allowances and bonuses are determined by law issued by Parliament.

Parliament determines the amount of allowances
Yes
Name of the body (or bodies) in parliament which determines the amount

The allowances and bonuses are determined according to the financial regulations issued by each council separately, and these regulations are issued by a decision of the Speaker of the Council after the approval of the council office.

Name of the institution outside parliament which determines the amount
No information available
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
No
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
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Notes: The basic salary of a Councillor of State without seniority

Year data was last reported
No information available

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Cannot be a member of parliament
Members for whom data is available
40
(2022)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No