Hassan Al-Sitri
The House of Representatives is preparing for the start of the fourth and final session of the sixth legislative term, next week, amid intense movements among members in preparation for the elections for the presidency of the five permanent committees, which are witnessing competition between a number of representatives wishing to enter the leadership experience before the end of the legislative term.
The Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee is witnessing preparations for internal elections between the current head of the committee, Representative Mahmoud Fardan, who announced his intention to run again, and Representative Abdul Hakim Al-Shanno, who is discussing his desire to compete.
The competition in the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee is centered between the Chairman of the Committee, Representative Ahmed Al-Salloum, and his deputy, Muhammad Al-Marafi, while Representative Basma Abdel Karim announced her desire to run as well.
The Parliamentary Services Committee is heading towards a competition between three candidates: Representatives: Munir Sorour, Muhammad Al-Aliwi, and Mahdi Al-Shuwaikh. In the Public Utilities and Environment Committee, Representatives Muhammad Janahi and Hanan Fardan expressed their desire to run, and indications indicate the desire of a number of members to renew confidence in former President Representative Badr Al-Tamimi, or to nominate Representative Khaled Bu Anq.
Regarding the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee, the competition for the presidency of the committee is limited to the current president, Representative Hassan Bukhammas, and Representative Dr. Maryam Al-Dhaen.
In accordance with Royal Order No. 30 of 2025, calling the Shura and Representatives Councils to meet. The first article of the royal order stipulated that both the Shura and Representatives Councils would be called to meet on the afternoon of Sunday, the twelfth of October 2025, to open the fourth session of the sixth legislative term.
It is expected that the session on Tuesday, October 21, will witness the distribution of members among the five committees, and there is no information about the intention of any of the representatives to change his committee. After the session, the five committees will hold procedural sessions to elect a chairman for each committee.
In the last session, the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee was formed with Representative Mahmoud Fardan as Chairman, Ali Al-Dosari as Vice-Chairman, and Mohsen Al-Asboul, Abdul-Hakim Al-Shanno, Hisham Al-Asheri, Muhammad Al-Ahmad, Jalal Kadhim, and Ali Al-Nuaimi as members.
The Financial and Economic Affairs Committee was also formed of MP Ahmed Sabah Al-Salloum as “Chairman”, Muhammad Al-Maarafi as “Vice-Chairman”, and the membership of Iman Shweiter, Zainab Abdul Amir, Najib Al-Kuwari, Muhammad Al-Rifai, Basma Mubarak, and Abdullah Al-Dhaen.
As for the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee, it was formed of: Hassan Bukhammas as “Chairman,” Hassan Ibrahim as “Vice-Chairman,” and Walid Al-Dosari, Maryam Al-Dhaen, Jamil Mulla Hassan, Maryam Al-Sayegh, and Abdullah Al-Rumaihi as members.
The Services Committee included Representative Jalila Al-Sayyid as Chairman of the Committee, Muhammad Al-Aliwi as Vice-Chairman, and members of Lulwah Al-Rumaihi, Abdul Wahed Qarata, Mahdi Al-Shuwaikh, Mounir Sorour, and Mamdouh Al-Saleh.
While the Public Utilities and Environment Committee was formed of MP Muhammad Musa as Chairman, Badr Al-Tamimi as Vice-Chairman, and Hisham Al-Awadhi, Hamad Al-Dawi, Hanan Fardan, Khaled Bu Anq, and Muhammad Janahi as members.
