Formerly, 20-year business career, including: Chairman of the Board, Al Salam Aerospace Industries, a Riyadh-based joint venture with Boeing; also established the Shamel Investment and Training Company, a supplier of defence and security equipment and consulting services to government agencies and private companies. He also served as: an Adviser to the Royal Court of King Salman of Saudi Arabia; a Senior Adviser to the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States in Washington DC, where He helped manage the embassy’s engagement with US media, experts and opinion leaders; led embassy initiatives to expand bilateral cultural programs, exchanges and regional outreach; and a Member of the Board and Head of the Executive Committee, Saudi Arabia Military Industries Corporation. Most recently, He served as the Saudi Ambassador to Germany.