He is the Minister of Public Health and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Health from April 28, 2009. Before that he was the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Business and Trade from 2007. He was the Director General of the Organizing Committee of the Asian Games - Doha 2006. He started his career as Teaching Assistant at University of Qatar in 1993. Holds a BA in Administration and Economics, Specialization in Accounting, from Qatar University and MSc in Accounting from the American University, USA.