‘Good conduct a must for Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry candidates’

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Good conduct certificates obtained from the Ministry of Interior will be among the prominent prerequisites for businessmen and businesswomen aiming to run for the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) polls.

This was revealed by the Chamber Head of Elections Committee Adel Al Maskati yesterday.

The elections are scheduled to be held on March 19, 2022, at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Prospective candidates can file nominations from March 3 to March 13, 2022.

Apart from good conduct certificates, there are many other compulsory requirements.

“A candidate must be a Bahraini national enjoying all the civil and political rights.

He/she must own a company, or is a board member of a company and is nominated by its chairperson or by a decision of its board, or the person for whom the business is registered.

He/she should not have been sentenced with a freedom-restricting-penalty,” Al Maskati said in a statement issued yesterday.

The minimum age to contest is 25 years of age at the time of applying for candidacy.

The candidate must have paid membership fees and any other financial liabilities toward the chamber at the time of applying for candidacy.

The candidate should not also be a civil servant.

The chamber has fixed the candidate application fee at BD200.

The documents required are copies of Chamber membership, passport, ID card, recent passport photo, a letter from the company representing, copy of valid CR and candidate fee receipt.

Last week, Al Maskati called all members of the Bahrain Chamber to renew their memberships and pay the annual subscription fee and any other financial obligations to the chamber seven days before the date of the election.

He also underlined the importance of updating their data at the Commercial Registry Department of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, which include their legal representatives, the company’s capital, and all other data required as per the executive regulations of the chamber’s bylaw.