The Royal Guard ( ar, الحرس الملكي) of
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
is a unit of the
Bahrain Defence Force. In June 2011,
King Hamad appointed his 24-year-old son
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة; born 8 May 1987) is a member of the Bahraini royal family, Commander of Bahrain's Royal Guard, deputy chairman of the Higher Committee for Energy and Natural Resource ...
as the commander of the Royal Guard.
Opposition political leader
Ali Salman claimed in 2009 that "no
Shi'ites have been recruited to work in the Royal Guard even though they make up over half of the population."
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National Guard (Bahrain)
The National Guard of Bahrain ( ar, الحرس الوطني) is separate military force from the Bahrain Defence Force. The National Guard is charged with internal security and assisting the Bahrain Defence Force in defending against external thr ...
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Royal Guard
Military of Bahrain
Bahrain Defence Force
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
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