?President of the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed praised the decision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa by declaring sports professions as official professions in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
This was announced after His Majesty has awarded professional bodybuilder Sami Al Haddad the first passport to be given to a Bahraini citizen with “professional athlete” as an official profession recently.
Al Zayed praised the support of Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, and BOC President, to the Kingdom’s strategy to implement sports professionalism, stating that its speedy adoption and implementation comes owing to the belief of HM in the importance of applying professionalism in the area of sports for this area in the Kingdom.
Al Zayed said the decision reflects the sharp vision of His Majesty and his support to Bahraini athletes in all sports, which has contributed to various achievements in different fields of sports.
He also noted that the implementation of this strategy to classifying sports professionalism will pave the way for upgrading this important sector in accordance with the ingredients of sports professionalism and its positive effects.
Al Zayed concluded his statement saying that the Civil Service Bureau will spare no effort to contribute to supporting all initiatives to develop national capacities, which are crucial in the development of the kingdom.