The inaugural Bahrain Power List was compiled in much the same spirit as its ‘big brother’, the annual Arabian Business Arab Power List. Over a period of three months, our editorial team examined Bahraini society to determine, in simple terms, the most influential 50 people on the island.In line with our Power List policies, we do not consider any members of royal families, politicians or religious leaders. Everyone else is fair game, and we have done our best to weigh how much the actions of each potential candidate might impact the lives of others in Bahrain and further afield. We have included both Arabs and expats in the list, the only criteria being that they are resident in Bahrain.
We considered candidates from all areas of Bahraini society — including business, media, entertainment, law, academia, arts, fashion, and music — and names from more than 20 different sectors were entered. In August, our team began the first of a series of meetings to consider more than 200 names on the database.
By the beginning of September, this was narrowed down to 50 names. The rankings from 11 to 50 were selected by the editorial team. For the top 10 names, we first agreed on who the top 10 should be.
After this, the rankings were decided by a voting system. Each member of the team ranked the 10 in order of personal preference. Position 1 = 10 points, Position 2 = 9 points; right down to Position 10 = 1 point. The total number of points was then taken for each name in the top 10, with the individual with the highest points assigned top position, second highest points assigned second position — and so on.
The result is the first list ever published to assess the influence of key individuals within the island state. We hope you have as much fun reading it as we did compiling it.
Power List Researchers
Andrew White, Anil Bhoyrul, Andy Sambidge, Joanne Bladd, Damian Reilly, Elsa Baxter, Claire Ferris-Lay, Soren Billing, Alex Delmar-Morgan, Neeraj Gangal, Edward Liamzon, Anees Dayoub, Hassan Abdul Rahman, Bashar Bagh, Shahem Shareef, Sayed El Azony.
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