Achievements of the Ministry - 1964 - Laying the Foundation Stone for Jaw and Askar Towns
Laying the Foundation Stone for Jaw and Askar Towns
On December 24, 1964, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince at
that time, laid
the foundation stone for the model village in Jaw and Askar. In the picture, to the right of His Majesty King Hamad
bin Isa Al Khalifa, is His Highness Sheikh Ateyatallah bin Abdulrahman Al
Khalifa, the Director of the Rural Affairs Department, which was responsible
for the modern administrative organization of Bahrain's villages at that time.