Career
Al-Sanousi assumed the post following the resignation of Anas Al-Reshaid. Al-Sanousi became a controversial figure during the 2006 parliamentary election, during which he ordered several satellite television channels supporting opposition parties to be taken off the air. MP Mohammed Al-Sager pledged that the opposition bloc would not allow Al-Sanousi to be reappointed due to restrictions he had allegedly placed on press freedoms.
Al-Sanousi resigned on 17 December 2006, one day before he was due to be grilled by parliament. Opposition MP Musallam Al-Barrak suggested Al-Sanousi had been forced to quit, calling it "a victory for the constitution, democracy and freedom". The Kuwait Times described Ministry of Information employees as giving a "sigh of relief" at the resignation, alleging that Al-Sanousi had been unpopular in his ministry since firing some employees early in his tenure.
In April 2012, Al-Sanousi was given the "Arab award for media creativity" of the 9th Arab Media Forum, hosted in Kuwait.
