{"id":1608,"date":"2026-05-16T14:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lamea.net\/?page_id=1608"},"modified":"2026-05-16T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:07:02","slug":"our-patron-his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamea.net\/en\/our-patron-his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Patron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a838d71258d1\"  data-br=\"custom\" data-br-applies=\"bg\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-full-height vc_row-o-columns-middle vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  tl_br_50px tr_br_50px bl_br_50px br_br_50px top_margin_5vw right_padding_5vw left_padding_5vw top_padding_tablet_5vw top_padding_phone_5vw bottom_padding_tablet_5vw bottom_padding_phone_5vw right_padding_tablet_5vw right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_tablet_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw top_margin_tablet_5vw top_margin_phone_5vw\"  style=\"padding-top: 5px; 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background-color: #21274e;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nectar-animated-shape width_desktop_65vw position_desktop_absolute top_position_desktop_0px left_position_desktop_0px bottom_position_desktop_0px translate_y_desktop_10pct translate_x_desktop_-50pct z_index_-1\"><div class=\"nectar-animated-shape__inner_wrap\" data-nectar-waypoint-el-offset=\"160%\" data-easing=\"easeInOutCubic\" data-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"nectar-animated-shape__inner\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;\"><circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"50\" fill=\"#dcb456\" \/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap  nectar-el-parallax-scroll\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"custom\" data-animation=\"none\"  style=\"margin-top: 5%; margin-bottom: -10%; \"data-scroll-animation=\"true\" data-scroll-animation-movement=\"transform_y\" data-scroll-animation-mobile=\"true\" data-scroll-animation-intensity=\"-0.8\" >\n      <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\" style=\"filter: drop-shadow(-25px 5px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0));\"> \n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/nasser.bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"874\" width=\"907\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lamea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa.png?fit=907%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"His Highness Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lamea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa.png?w=907&ssl=1 907w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lamea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa.png?resize=300%2C289&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lamea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa.png?resize=768%2C740&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lamea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/his-highness-shaikh-nasser-bin-hamad-al-khalifa.png?resize=12%2C12&ssl=1 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-bottom: 5vw; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, has been the patron of the National Project Lamea since its founding in 2021. The program reflects His Highness\u2019 long-held conviction that Bahrain&#8217;s young people are the Kingdom&#8217;s most valuable asset, a conviction that has shaped every dimension of his public life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Commander of the Royal Guard, National Security Advisor, and Chairman of Bapco Energies, His Highness carries responsibilities that span the full breadth of Bahrain&#8217;s national interests, and to each brings the same standard of identifying exceptional people, developing their potential, and giving them the conditions to excel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa\u2019s patronage, Lamea has grown from a national project into a movement that has already produced tens of talented graduates who are making their mark across the Kingdom&#8217;s most critical sectors.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a838d7127fd0\"  data-br=\"custom\" data-br-applies=\"bg\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row  tl_br_50px tr_br_50px bl_br_50px br_br_50px top_margin_4vw bottom_margin_4vw right_padding_5vw left_padding_5vw top_padding_tablet_5vw top_padding_phone_5vw bottom_padding_tablet_5vw bottom_padding_phone_5vw right_padding_tablet_5vw right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_tablet_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw bottom_margin_tablet_15pct bottom_margin_phone_15pct\"  style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col top_padding_desktop_5vw bottom_padding_desktop_5vw \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nectar-highlighted-text font_line_height_1-3 \" data-style=\"half_text\" data-exp=\"default\" data-using-custom-color=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"false\" data-color=\"\" data-color-gradient=\"\" style=\"\"><h1>Reflection on the National Project Lamea<\/h1>\n<\/div><div id=\"fws_6a838d712872b\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row  vc_custom_1778931080980 reverse_columns_column_tablet reverse_columns_column_phone\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"nectar_single_testimonial\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-style=\"small_modern\"><div class=\"inner\"> <p><span class=\"open-quote\">&#8221;<\/span>Lamea reflects a belief I have held and lived by, that potential is only realized through commitment. In its first five years alone, I have watched Bahrain's finest young people put that belief to the test, and the program they have built together speaks to what that commitment produces.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain's future is in the hands of this generation, and I have never been more confident in what they will build. <\/p><span class=\"wrap\"><span>His Highness Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa<\/span><span class=\"title\">Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone col-overflow-hidden \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"20px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#21274e\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; 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