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The Urban Planning and Development Authority was established under the royal decree No. (47) of 2017 issued by His Royal Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, in August 2017.

Prior to its establishment, urban planning in the Kingdom of Bahrain has undergone a series of progressive developments, depending on the nature of the stage that the state has experienced since the early 1950s.

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  • 1969-1975
  • 1975-2003
  • 2002
  • 2004
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  • 2007
  • 2014
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  • 2017
  • 2022
The Administrative Council of Bahrain was established and entrusted with Urban Planning along with other responsibilities.
The first council for planning and coordination, chaired by the late HH Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, was established.
The Physical Planning Unit under the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture was transferred to the Ministry of Housing and renamed as the Physical Planning Directorate (PPD).
The housing sector joined the Ministry of Works to form the Ministry of Works and Housing.
The Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture was restructured, and the Undersecretary of Urban Planning was introduced within the Municipal Affairs. The Structural Planning Directorate and the Town and Village Planning Directorate report to the Undersecretary.
The Ministry of Works and Housing was split into two separate ministries, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Housing.
The Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture and the Survey and Real Estate Regulatory Bureau were restructured so that the Structural Planning Directorate and the Town and Village Planning Directorate would report to the Director General of Urban Planning “for a period not exceeding six months”.
The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture joined to form the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.
The Higher Committee for Urban Planning was established. The committee was chaired by HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.
The Urban Planning and Development Authority, headed by HE Shaikh Nayef bin Khalid Al Khalifa, was established under a decree issued by His Royal Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain.
The Urban Planning and Development Authority join the Ministry of Housing is Decree No. (25) of 2022 issued His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the country.
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Vision

Achieving sustainable urban development for the Kingdom of Bahrain. ...

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Mission

Comprehensive land planning in line with the National Planning Development ...

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Objectives

Systematically directing urban development in a manner that meets ...

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