Abdullatif Al-Zayani
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Background
Abdullatif Al-Zayani serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, placing him at the center of Bahrain’s external relations and diplomatic engagement. In that role, he is responsible for representing the Bahraini government in bilateral and multilateral contacts, including conversations with foreign counterparts on regional security and international political issues. He matters in Russian affairs because he is one of the senior foreign policy officials with whom Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov maintains direct contact on issues affecting the Gulf region and broader Middle East diplomacy.
Available information in the provided record does not include a detailed account of his earlier career, prior appointments, or institutional affiliations before becoming foreign minister. The current profile only establishes that he held the ministerial post by March 2026, when he spoke with Lavrov by telephone. That conversation indicates his standing as a principal Bahraini interlocutor in high-level external affairs, but no additional background details are present in the supplied sources.
In the recent Russian record, Al-Zayani was associated with diplomacy surrounding the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. On 11 March 2026, he and Lavrov discussed the situation by telephone and jointly called for an immediate ceasefire, negotiations, and an end to strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Beyond this documented exchange, the available material does not identify other specific policies, decisions, or events connected to him in Russian political, military, or economic life.
Timeline
Abdullatif Al-Zayani and Sergey Lavrov discussed the US-Israeli conflict with Iran in a telephone conversation.
Press Release: On the Telephone Conversation Between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-ZayaniAbdullatif Al-Zayani called for an immediate ceasefire and the launch of negotiations.
Press Release: On the Telephone Conversation Between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-ZayaniAbdullatif Al-Zayani condemned strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Press Release: On the Telephone Conversation Between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-Zayani
Documents
Press Release: On the Telephone Conversation Between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-Zayani
Lavrov and Bahrain's FM discussed the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, jointly calling for an immediate ceasefire, negotiations, and condemning strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure.