Law note · Bahrain

Personal Data Protection Law, comprehensive regime and lawful basis

cite Law No. 30 of 2018, Arts. 4-9 stage IN FORCE in force since 2019-08-01 kind Comprehensive regime binds public and private bodies reviewed 2026-08-29

What it requires

An app that collects, uses, or discloses the personal data of an individual in Bahrain must obtain the Data Subject's consent or rely on a listed alternative lawful basis under the Personal Data Protection Law.

When LexLint raises it

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What we found

The Personal Data Protection Law is Bahrain's comprehensive, consent-centric statute with enumerated grounds. Processing generally requires the Data Subject's consent or a listed alternative basis. A Controller/Processor structure is present, alongside a "Data Protection Guardian" role, Bahrain's DPO-equivalent. The Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA), established by Art. 27, supervises compliance.

Roughly ten Ministerial Resolutions (Orders No. 42-51 of 2022) reportedly supply substantial operative detail, but their primary text was not read in this research pass; see the jurisdiction summary.

Primary source

official statute text, Personal Data Protection Authority

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