The Council of Ministers shall consist of the Prime Minister and a number of Ministers.
King shall chair those meetings of the Council of Ministers which he attends.

The Council of Ministers shall oversee State interests, lay down and follow through the implementation of general government policy, and supervise the course of business in the Government apparatus.

Each minister shall supervise the affairs of his Ministry and implement the general government policy in that Ministry. He shall also decide the orientation of the Ministry.

However, there are cases that State Ministers who do not head any particular Ministry are appointed.

Cabinet Members (as of March 2008)

1. Prime Minister

H.R.H. Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

2. Deputy Prime Minister

H.H. Shaikh Muhammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa

3. Deputy Prime Minister

Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

4. Deputy Prime Minister

Jawad bin Salim al-Araidh

5. Minister of Interior

Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa

6. Minister of Foreign Affairs

Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Khalifa

7. Minister of King’s Court

Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa

8. Minister of Prime Minister’s Court

Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa

9. Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Minister in Charge of Telecommunications

Shaikh Ahmad bin Atiyatallah Al Khalifa

10. Minister of Housing

Shaikh Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

11. Minister of Finance

Shaikh Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Khalifa

12. Minister of State for Defense Affairs

Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa

13. Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs

Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa

14. Minister of Information

Jihad bin Hasan Ibrahim Bukamal

15. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Dr Nizar bin Sadiq al-Baharna

16. Minister of Consultative Council and Deputies Affairs

Abdulaziz bin Muhammad al-Fadhil

17. Minister of Public Works in Charge of the Electricity and Water Authority

Engineer Fahmi bin Ali al-Jawder

18. Minister of Oil and Gas

Dr Abdulhussayn bin Ali Mirza

19. Minister of Labour

Dr Majeed bin Muhsin al-Alawi

20. Minister of Education

Dr Majid bin Ali al-Nuaymi

21. Minister of Industry and Commerce

Dr Hasan bin Abdullah Fakhru

22. Minister of Health

Dr Faysal bin Yaaqoub al-Hamer

23. Minister of Social Development

Dr Fatima bint Muhammad al-Balushi

24. Minister of Municipalities and Agricultural Affairs

Mansur bin Hasan bin Rajab