Abdul Rahman Al Bakir
Abdul Rahman Al Bakir | |
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Born | 1917 Manama, Bahrain |
Died | 8 July 1971 (aged 53–54) Beirut, Lebanon |
Resting place | Doha, Qatar |
Known for | Secretary of the National Union Committee |
Abdul Rahman Al Bakir (
Early life
Al Bakir was born in
Activities and arrest
Al Bakir was employed at the
In 1954 Al Bakir and other progressive intellectuals established the High Executive Committee which would be later renamed the National Union Committee, and he was elected as its secretary.[2][9] The authorities asked Al Bakir to leave the country after the start of the large-scale demonstrations in country, and he left Bahrain for Cairo where he stayed between the end of March and September 1956.[2] In fact, the authorities ordered him to go to Lebanon.[2]
Following the demonstrations in 1956 the Bahraini authorities arrested three founders of the NUC, namely Abdul Rahman Al Bakir, Abdulaziz Al Shamlan and Abdul Ali Aliwat, who were accused of attempting to assassinate the ruler,
They were sent to exile into the island of
On 13 June 1961 Al Bakir, Al Shamlan and Aliwat were freed and went to London with their St Helena passports.[10][13] Each of them was paid £15,000 for compensation and £5,000 for expenses.[11]
Later years
After his short stay in London Al Bakir settled in
Personal life and death
Al Bakir was married and had four children, two sons and two daughters.[3] As of 2002 his wife and daughters were living in Qatar.[3] One of his daughters married Jassim Buhejji, cofounder of the National Union Committee.[1]
Al Bakir died in Beirut on 8 July 1971.[3] His body was brought to Bahrain, but the Bahraini authorities did not allow his family to bury him there. Instead, he was buried in a cemetery in Doha, Qatar.[3]
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- ^ a b "مقال (الرق في الاسلام) عبدالرحمن الباكر". Gulf Centre for Development Policies (in Arabic). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b Mohammed Ghanim Al Rumaihi (1973). Social and political change in Bahrain since the First World War (PhD thesis). Durham University. pp. 365, 390.
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- ^ "Arab In St. Helena To Appeal". The Times. No. 54526. 30 July 1959. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Bahrainis In St. Helena Freed". The Times. No. 55107. St. Helena. 14 June 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Khawla Mohammed Mattar (1992). Silent citizens: State, citizenship and media in the Gulf (PhD thesis). University of Durham.