General Secretariat
CAREER:
- Aug. 2022 - 2023: Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
- Oct. 2017 – 2022: Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.
- Feb. 2017 - 2022: Head of Mission of the State of Kuwait to the European Union (EU).
- Dec. 2016 - 2022: Head of Mission of the State of Kuwait to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
- Nov. 2016 - 2022: Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Belgium.
- Nov. 2013 - 2016: Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea.
- 2012 - 2013: Deputy Director, Department of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- May 2011: Appointed as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
- March 2007: Promoted to Counselor.
- June 2001: Appointed as First Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United States of America.
- 1997-2001:Appointed as Second Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Austria and at the Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in Vienna.
- 1993-1997 :Appointed as Third Secretary at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait to Japan.
- 1991-1992: Diplomatic Attaché, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Kuwait.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2021
June
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to SOM III Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting.
2020
February
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Donor's Conference on Albania.
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Yemen Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting.
2019
November
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Second Annual Review of the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre. October.
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee & Migrant Crisis. April Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Meeting – Senior Official Level.
2018
July
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Somalia Partnership Forum - Ministerial Meeting.
May
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the International Conference on the Victims of Ethnic & Religious Violence.
February
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Kuwait Economic Forum (Kuwait Vision2035) held in Brussels.
January
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the AHLC Extraordinary Meeting.
- Head of Kuwait Delegation for Policy Advisory Group meeting between the Istanbul. Cooperation Initiative Members (ICI) and NATO - Kuwait City.
2016
November
- Head of Kuwait Delegation for Policy Advisory Group meeting between the Istanbul. Cooperation Initiative Members (ICI) and NATO - Doha.
October
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan.
June
- Guest Speaker for the Policy Seminar on Muslim Friendly Korea.
April
- Head of Kuwait Delegation at the Water Forum.
March
- Guest Speaker at Korea Times Middle East Committee Meeting.
2015
December
- The 14th Republic of Korea – UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation issues.
November
- Head of Kuwait delegation In the Kuwaiti - Korean economic forum In World Trade Centre - Seoul.
October
- The 12th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum "Partnership for Peace, Prosperity and People".
2014
December
- The 13th Republic of Korea – UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non- Proliferation Issues "Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges in Disarmamentand Non-Proliferation"
October
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (PP-14).
- Head of Kuwait Delegation to the High-level Segment of UN Biological Diversity Conference.
- Keynote Speaker – The Korea & GCC Conference on Defense Industry Cooperation 2014.
2013
December
- the Working Group Meeting on Syria.
November
- The 12th UN-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Issues "Non-Proliferation Regime in the 21st Century: Challenges and Way Forward".
2003-2008
- Member of the State of Kuwait Negotiation Team for the Trade and Investment Agreement (TIFA) with the United States of America.
1997-2000
- Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
1997 - 1999
- Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
1992
- Member of the State of Kuwait Delegation to the Summit of the Non Allied Movement.
AWARDS:
2015
- Best Ambassador Award at National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
2014
- Distinguished Patron Award by Asia Society Korea Center.
Education:
- Diploma in Diplomatic Studies University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- B.S. in Mass Communications, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.