▁administrative ▁re forms ▁were ▁carried ▁out . ▁After ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁Political ▁Ag ents ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁a ▁permanent ▁administrator ▁should ▁be ▁found ▁who ▁would ▁ensure ▁some ▁political ▁continu ity . ▁Sh a ikh ▁Ham ad ▁agreed ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁Personal ▁Ad vis er ▁employed ▁by ▁himself ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Government , ▁who ▁would ▁help ▁him ▁to ▁modern ise ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁readily ▁available ▁candidates ▁and ▁the ▁post ▁was ▁advert ised ▁in ▁The ▁Times ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁how ▁many ▁applic ants ▁there ▁were , ▁but ▁after ▁inter views ▁Charles ▁Bel gra ve ▁was ▁appointed ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁£ 7 2 0 ▁– ▁enough ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁on . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Front iers ▁District s ▁Administration ▁Imperial ▁Cam el ▁Corps ▁and ▁had ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁o asis ▁of ▁Si wa ▁O asis . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁leave ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Service ▁in ▁Tang any ika . ▁He ▁br ushed ▁up ▁his ▁Arab ic ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Oriental ▁and ▁African ▁Studies ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁Bah rain ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁to ▁remain ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁Bah rain , ▁he ▁was ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Al ▁Must ash ar ▁( ), ▁" the ▁Ad visor ". ▁To ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁he