Arkan International Legal Consultancy

Dispute Resolution, Regulatory and Government Affairs

Senior Counsel

Former advisor in the Fatwa and Legislation Department. Undersecretary for Legal Affairs in the Council of Ministers. A consultant specializing in constitutional, administrative, tax and financial markets issues. Legal advisor to several government agencies in the State of Kuwait. Previously appointed as a legal consultant in the following entities: the General Secretariat of Awqaf, the National Fund for Small Projects, the Ministry of Oil.

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Member of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Member of the Coordinating Team for the establishment of the National Database, chaired by His Excellency the Chief of the Office of the Prime Minister. Member of the Government Work Program Preparation Team. Member of the Compensation Team for Employees in the Oil Sector. Member of the Technical Office of the Chief of Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Technical Committee to follow up on all matters related to Kuwait's membership in the Committee for the Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice for the years 2019-2021, established by the decision of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Member of the Board of Directors of the Credit Bank from 2015 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2021, and member of the Appeals Committee for decisions of the Credit Bank. Member of the Constitutional State Cases Sector in Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Administrative Cassation Sector in Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Complaints Committee at the Public Authority for Housing Welfare. Member of the Team responding to parliamentary questions directed to the Minister of State and the Prime Minister. Member of the Team for the re-drafting of state contracts and addressing the main obstacles it faces. Member of the Team for Developing Technical Sector Operations and restructuring them in Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Committee for Accepting Applicants for the position of Lawyer in Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Appointment Appeals Committee in Fatwa and Legislation. Member of the Committee to Determine the Legal Effects of the ruling issued by the Court of Cassation, which annulled the appointment of experts from the Ministry of Justice, established by the Minister of Justice. Member of the Committee formed by the Cabinet to study the negative results or damages affecting the rights of the state or individuals or others as a result of the measures taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Member of the Task Force headed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior to provide the necessary data and information and to offer assistance in taking all legal measures to address issues related to the presence of fraudulent labor and combating residency traders, as well as necessary preventive measures to prevent such violations. Member of the Committee for the allocation of industrial plots, formed by the decision of the Minister of Commerce.

Bachelor of Laws - Kuwait University - June 1, 1996.