Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah

Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah also Al-Zain S. Al-Sabah (Arabic: الشيخة الزين الصباح ) is the Chairperson and CEO of National Creative Industries Group KSCC, a Kuwait-based organization that aids in the facilitation, incubation, and expansion of the creative arts and industries in the MENA region. Formerly, Sheikha Al-Zain served as Under Secretary of State at the Ministry for Youth Affairs in Kuwait, a start-up government agency responsible for developing national policies that support "innovation, civic engagement and entrepreneurship" amongst Kuwaiti youth.[1][2] Under her helm, Kuwait was named the Arab capital of Youth in 2017[3] and the country saw the drafting of its first national youth policy[4].

Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah
Former Under Secretary of Kuwait
Member of the house of Al-Sabah
Sheikha Al-Zain Al Sabah at a UN hearing
BornKuwait City, Kuwait
Full name
Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah
HouseHouse of Al-Sabah
FatherSheikh Sabah Naser Al-Saud Al-Sabah
MotherSheikha Shaikha Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
ReligionIslam

Career and background

From 2002-2013, Sheikha Al Zain was Chairperson and Managing Director of Eagle Vision Media Group,[5] a multimedia production facility in Kuwait.

In 2008, she co-produced "Amreeka", an official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[6] Al-Zain also co-produced "Journey to Mecca", a documentary about the Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta's journey from Morocco to Saudi Arabia.[7]

Prior to filmmaking ventures, Sheikha Al Zain worked in Boston and New York, where she was on staff at ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. [8]

She has also produced and directed a number of political talk shows for Kuwait Television.[9]

Sheikha Al Zain is a member of the Kuwaiti Royal family.[7]

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  3. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "Kuwait | Factsheets | Youthpolicy.org". www.youthpolicy.org. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. "Eagle Vision Media Group KSCC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. Dabis, Cherien (17 June 2009), Amreeka, retrieved 23 July 2016
  7. "Kuwaiti royal seeks to innovate home country". 2 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. "Off hours: Country comes first for Kuwait's under secretary of the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs | The National". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. "Young & Talented". The Business Year. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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