[5] Before 2002, the NSA was organized as the 'General Directorate for State Security Investigations' (Arabic: الإدارة العامة لمباحث أمن الدولة), also known as 'Security and Intelligence Service'.
The NSA director is appointed by the King, has cabinet rank, and is a member of the Supreme Defence Council along with the Minister of Interior.
[citation needed] Talal's great grandfather was the ruler of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942).
[citation needed] Talal is the brother of Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the current ambassador of Bahrain to the United Kingdom.
He was previously the acting CEO of Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation and director of Press and Foreign Media Relations.