It was created in 2009 by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to make a contribution to the country's public policy decision-making.
[1] Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, became chairman of Derasat's Board of Trustees on 31 January 2017.
[2][3] The Board of Trustees was renewed at the same time by royal decree.
[5] As of May 2021, Hamad Ebrahim Al Abdullah was Derasat's Executive Director, after succeeding Katadah Abdul Hameed Zaman in 2020.
[6] The previous Executive Director was Khalid Mohamed Al Ruwaihi.