Khalil al-Marzooq

Khalil al-Marzooq is a Bahraini Shi'a politician and former member of the Council of Representatives. During his time in office, he served as first deputy chairman.

Khalil Ebrahim al-Marzooq [1]
Member of the Bahrain Parliament for 2nd Capital Governante
In office 2006–2010
Constituency	2nd Capital Governorate
Spokesperson for Al Wefaq National Islamic Society
In office Present
Personal details
Born	(1967-07-28) 28 July 1967 (age 57)[1]
Nationality	Bahrain
Political party	Spokesperson of Al Wefaq National Islamic Society
Salary	$ 25,500 Annually (Retirement)
Education	- MSc in Management & IT, Sheffield Hallam University UK 1998 - BSc in Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 1990 - CISA, ISACA 1999
Website	www.khalilalmarzooq.com

On February 14, 2011, al-Marzooq and 17 other MPs from Al Wefaq, the main Shi'a Islamist opposition party, resigned from their seats in parliament. Following the quelling of the unrest by the government, al-Marzooq led negotiations with the government in the Bahrain national dialogue, but he and the four other delegates from Al Wefaq withdrew from negotiations on July 17.^[2]

Al-Marzooq was arrested on September 18, 2013 for his criticism of the government. Amnesty International designated him a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release.^[3] A Bahraini court acquitted him for the charges of "inciting terrorism" and belonging to a terrorist organization on June 25, 2014.^[4]

On 1 February 2015, al-Marzooq was interviewed by the newly launched al-Arab News Channel, after which the channel suspended broadcasting.^[5]