Abdullatif Al-Mahmood
Bahraini politician and doctor
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Abdullatif Al-Mahmood (born May 8, 1946 in Hidd) is a Bahraini politician and doctor. He is of Sunni Arab origin.
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He was a member of the Sunni opposition to the ruling Shiite Al Khalifa family in Bahrain.[1] During the Arab Spring, he shifted his support to the ruling Al Khalifa family.[1]
Activism
In 1992, he signed on the uprising petition[2] which had been demanding the return of Bahraini parliament deputy causing him to be detained for two weeks.[3] Following his release, he withdrew from arguing that the petition had taken other goals. Afterwards, he disappeared from the political scene and worked as a doctor at the University of Bahrain.
Return to politics
During the Bahraini protests that began on 2011, Abdullatif Al-Mahmood appeared as president of the pro-government Gathering of National Unity, led the Fateh Mosque assembly, and coordinated the Sunnis demands.