Southern Governorate

Southern Governorate

The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية; transliterated: al-Muhafazah al-Janobiyah) is the largest of the five governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Juzur Hawar (the Hawar Islands). It is the least populated of the regions on Bahrain and the least economically productive, per capita.

The Governor of the Southern Governorate is Shaikh Abdullah Ben Hamed Al Khalifa, the brother of Crown Prince Salman bn Hamad Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdullah received international attention when US pop star Michael Jackson moved to Bahrain to stay with him in 2005.

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