An Interview with Iran Conference Panelist Sami Al-Faraj
MEI: Dr. Al-Faraj, you founded the Kuwait Centre for Strategic Studies in 1997. Can you tell me what led you to develop this particular think tank?
Al-Faraj: The history of Kuwait basically changed dramatically in 1990 when Saddam Husayn invaded. My personal history changed as well; in that period I got involved to counter the invasion. During the occupation of Kuwait, I was also given some tasks with regard to strategic planning. I got involved in the crises happening with the regime of Saddam Husayn after the liberation of Kuwait. During the occupation of Kuwait I was given management responsibilities of certain aspects of civilian life in the country and of the steps to be taken on the day of liberation to restore civil government and civil services to Kuwait.
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Dr. Sami al-Faraj is President of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies, and an advisor to the Kuwaiti government on preparing
for potential nuclear accidents in Iran. He advises the secretariat-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council in a similar capacity. Al-Faraj holds degrees from Oxford and Cambridge Universities as well as from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. This interview was conducted by Naomi Stone, Assistant Editor of The Middle East Journal.
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