Notary Services

Historically, notarization services in Bahrain were only provided by designated Notary Public employees at offices located in government buildings throughout the country under the supervision of the Bahrain Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs. Furthermore, it was mandatory for all documents being notarized in Bahrain to be in the Arabic language and where such documents were in a foreign language, their translation into Arabic was required prior to notarization.

To accommodate Bahrain’s economic growth and the rise of international foreign investment, and aimed to make the notarization process easier and more time and cost efficient for individuals and business, the Bahrain government launched an initiative whereby selected individuals have been appointed to serve as Private Notaries.