Lieutenant General Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel

Deputy of Minister of Interior, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain

Lieutenant General Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel has served in the Ministry of Interior since 1978, holding several positions, most notably “Director of the National

Intelligence Agency (2011-2016) and (2017-2025), Minister of State for Interior Affairs (2013), Deputy Minister of Interior (2016-2017) and (2024 to date).

His Excellency also established the Economic Crimes Department in 2002. Also, in 2001 he headed the AntiMoney Laundering Unit and the Communications and Interpol Department. Furthermore, he managed the Anti-Narcotics Department for more than 20 years.

His Excellency chaired and participated in numerous committees, most notably “Head of the Delegation to Monitor Bahraini Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, member of the Anti-Human Trafficking Committee, and Member of the Supreme Military Court of Appeal.