Degree, Business Administration, NYU Stern School of Business; MBA, Harvard Business School. Formerly, with Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley, London. Currently: leads privately owned company with more than 30 businesses in 40 countries; represents family's majority share in Gulf Bank, a publicly listed retail bank with a market capitalization of US$ 5.5 billion. Founding Board Chairman: Kuwait China Investment Fund, India, China; IPC, the first private power production facility in Kuwait. Chairman, Injaz, a non-profit organization focusing on youth development programmes in Kuwait.

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