His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa had received more cables of congratulations from Arab, Islamic and friendly countries on Bahrain's celebrations of its National Days on December 16 and 17, marking the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Bahrain as an Arab and Muslim country in 1783 by its founder Ahmed Al-Fateh, the 43rd Anniversary of its accession to the UN as a full member and the 15th Anniversary of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's Accession to the Throne.
They wished HM King Hamad abundant good health and happiness and further progress and prosperity to Bahrain.
HM the King received congratulations from:
- HH Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar.
- President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi of Egypt.
- HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
- HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
- HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al-Khaimah.
- HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani, Deputy Emir of Qatar.
- President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen.
- President Abdel Aziz Boutellika of Algeria.
- President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
- President Xi Jinping of Chinese.
- President Recep Tayyeb Erdogan of Turkey.
- HM King Philippe of Belgium.
- President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.
- President Emomalii Rahmon of Tajikistan.
- President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia.
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, Kim Yong-nam.
- President Atifete Jahjaga of Kosovo.