Southern Governorate
The Southern Governorate has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Juzur Hawar. It has the second smallest population of the governorates on Bahrain after Al Muharraq.
The Governor of the Southern Governorate is Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa, the grandson of former Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the son of Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the deputy prime minister.