Career
Married with five girls and two boys (named Sheikh Sabah and Sheikh Homoud). Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Political Science and Administration from Kuwait University. In 1982, he worked at His Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s office as a Political Researcher.
Served as Head of the Local Affairs division and the envoy of His Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s office at the National Assembly (Parliament). Appointed charge of managing the pleas and complaints submitted to His Highness, the Crown Prince’s Office. In 1988 he was transferred to the Ministry of Interior and appointed Deputy to the Director General.
During this period, he joined a number of specialized training courses in the United Kingdom, Egypt and Kuwait. 1990-1991: Head of the Special Office in Ta’if in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Iraqi invasion to the State of Kuwait. 1993: Appointed as the Director of the Administrative Authority in the National Guard with the rank of Assistant Undersecretary.
2002: Promoted to rank of Undersecretary. 2009: Appointed as an advisor to the Minister of Interior. 2011: Appointed the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information.
2012: Named as the Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs
2013: Reappointed Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs. 2001: Joined a special High Command Course at Harvard University, J. F. Kennedy School for Political Science in Boston, USA. 2001: Joined a training Program on Information Technology (IT) and Electronic Government at London University of Management. 1975: Became a shooter in the Hunting and Equestrian Club.
1983: Chairman of Kuwait Shooting Committee – set up by Kuwait Olympic Committee
1986: Chairman of Kuwait Shooting Committee, until The Kuwait Shooting Club was officially announced 1987, where he was elected as Head of the Arab Shooting Federation. 1994: Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Shooting Club. 1995: Elected Chairman of the GCC Shooting Organizing Committee.
2004: Elected Chairman of the Asian Shooting Confederation. And In 2010, he was elected Vice President of International Shooting Federation.