Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture Wins First Place at the Bahrain International Garden Exhibition 2025
Additionally, the ministry honored Her Excellency Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, Secretary-General of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development, who presented the award to Engineer Abbas Abdullah Hussein Arafa, Director of the Plant Cover Department at the Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture.
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