navigation search this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message ministry overview formed 1975 41 years ago preceding ministry the ministry of works & housing mwh type government ministry jurisdiction cabinet of bahrain headquarters hoora manama 26 14 15.9 n 50 35 17.5 e 26.237750 n 50.588194 e 26.237750 ; 50.588194 employees 1 572 2009 minister responsible he . essam bin abdulla khalaf deputy minister responsible waleed alsaie undersecretary website works.gov.bh footnotes construction project management infrastructure asset management bahrain this article is part of a series on the politics and government of bahrain constitution king hamad bin isa al khalifa prime minister khalifa bin salman al khalifa cabinet foreign affairs interior information affairs works housing defence national security national guard national assembly consultative council council of representatives political parties opposition elections 2002 2006 2010 2014 judiciary governorates capital muharraq northern southern human rights women s rights lgbt rights foreign relations other countries atlas politics portal v t e the ministry of works mow is responsible for all infrastructure services in the kingdom of bahrain including the public road network drainage systems and public buildings . its work which encompasses strategic planning design development construction project management and maintenance is carried out in accordance with the national strategic master plan for bahrain outlook 2030 . this national plan provides the legal framework for structural planning strategic development and investment in the kingdom as well as a strong framework for development control the ministry is moving towards a model where it will manage the core business areas of sectoral planning policy development and regulation as a high level project management body and optimize service delivery through outsourcing to the private sector . the ministry s central planning organization cpo coordinates the planning and implementation of all public infrastructure projects across the public sector as well as major industries such as oil and gas . the cpo has developed a novel and sophisticated geographic information system gis to support this function . contents 1 the ministry s history 2 the ministry today 3 the ministry s primary projects 4 list of ministers 5 photo gallery the ministry s history edit the ministry was established in 1975 in accordance with amiri decree no. 18 as the ministry of works electricity and water.at that time it comprised four directorates works electricity water and research & projects . in 1992 the ministry was restructured into two sectors in accordance with amiri decree no. 3 1992 public works and electricity & water . in 1995 a new structure emerged according to amiri decree no. 12 1995 and the name of the ministry became the ministry of works and agriculture . in april 2001 it became the ministry of works . the cabinet added the housing sector to the functions of the ministry after parliament elections in november 2002 . the housing sector formerly ministry of housing established in 1975 was responsible for providing housing services to citizens of the kingdom with well planned programs to provide suitable houses to bahraini families incapable of building their own houses . the ministry of works and housing underwent several changes in its role and functions within the government structure . it is operating within two constraints statutory pertaining to the degree of harmony of its mission with its evolving environment including civil service legislation ; and budgetary pertaining to the scarcity of resources available compared with those needed at a time when public agencies are invited to rationalise public expenditure and improve the management of allocated resources . in december 2007 according to a recently issued decree the ministry of works and housing was again divided into two separate ministries one for housing and one for public works . in that same decree the ministry of electricity and water was to become an authority under the purview of the minister of works . citation needed the ministry today edit an office of strategy management the ministry s strategic planning section is a regional first and a project management office and a project management system all work in synchronization to integrate the functions of strategy performance and project management and to link core business and management initiatives with operational projects in a continuous effort to improve and enhance performance at technical managerial and individual levels . almost 200 staff including the entire ministry s top management are involved in ensuring the implementation of the ministry s strategy . in 2010 the knowledge management km unit was established as part of the corporate strategy to encourage the ministry employees to share knowledge between them in order to improve the performance of project management practices and to avoid repeated mistakes . a new km system is being built for this purpose . it is now being piloted and shall be ready for full operation before end of 2014 . the ministry s primary projects edit infrastructure development consisting of the strategic planning design construction and maintenance of the public road network and the drainage systems for the kingdom . design construction project management and maintenance of public buildings . looking to the future the ministry aims to provide physical infrastructure that improves the quality of life for all residents of bahrain the ministry is also tasked with addressing environmental issues in relation to sewerage . one of its significant achievements has been the treated sewerage effluent tse project . developments are also underway for a national storm drainage plan and sewerage plants in all governorates . list of ministers edit name picture took office left office 1 fahmi bin ali al jowder april 2001 november 2010 2 essam bin abdulla khalaf 2010 present photo gallery edit the former minister of works during a visit to isa town gate project 2009 the former minister of works during an official function 2009 sanitary treatment plant sanitary treatment plant salmania intersection seef district flyover retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ministry of works kingdom of bahrain & oldid 643505720 categories 1975 establishments in bahraingovernment ministries of bahrainpublic works ministriesministries established in 1975hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2012all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking sources from january 2012all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 21 january 2015 at 11 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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