Adel Abdulrahman Al Asoomi ( ar, عادل عبد الرحمن العسومي; born January 1, 1969) is a
Bahraini
businessman and
politician. A member of the
Council of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament in Bahrain, since 2006, he succeeded
Mishaal Al-Salami as Speaker of the
Arab Parliament in October 2020.
Career
Al Asoomi was born in
Manama. He earned a high school diploma in 1987.
Al Asoomi served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the
Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA) as well as Chairman of the Commercial and Financial Investment Committee at Busaiteen Club in 1996 and 2006. He was also vice-president of the Supreme Organizing Committee at the Club and its president for a time. In 2000, he worked as an auditor at the
Asian Volleyball Confederation. Since 2005, he has chaired the Bahrain Mind and Electronic Sports Federation. Other posts he has held include President of the West Asian Chess Federation.
In the
2002 Bahraini general election, he lost the runoff for the First District of the
Capital Governorate with 373 votes for 43.83%, defeated by Saadi Muhammad of the
Al-Menber Islamic Society. However, Al Asoomi won their rematch in the
2006 Bahraini general election
General elections were held in Bahrain in November and December 2006 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was held on 25 November, with a second round on 2 December 2006.
Voter turnout was 72% i ...
with 2,383 votes for 68.62%, a 1,293-vote margin. In the
2010 Bahraini general election
General elections were held in Bahrain in October 2010 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was held on 23 October, with a second round on 30 October. Amidst boycotts and arrests, Al Wefaq won 18 ...
, he won with 1,878 votes for 65.30%, followed by a
2014 Bahraini general election runoff win with 2,265 votes for 54.50%, a 374-vote margin over Al-Menber's candidate Khalid Sulaibikh.
References
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Members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain)
Bahraini businesspeople
People from Manama
1969 births
Living people