Al-Zain Sabah Al-Naser Al-Sabah | |||||
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Under Secretary of Kuwait Member of the house of Al-Sabah |
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Sheikha Al-Zain Al Sabah at a UN hearing
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Born | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||||
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House | House of Al-Sabah | ||||
Father | Sheikh Sabah Naser Al-Saud Al-Sabah | ||||
Mother | Sheikha Shaikha Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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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 Under Secretary of the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs of Kuwait, a branch of government responsible for developing national policies that support "innovation, civic engagement and entrepreneurship" amongst Kuwaiti youth.
From 2002-2013, Sheikha Al Zain was Chairperson and Managing Director of Eagle Vision Media Group, a multimedia production facility in Kuwait.
In 2008, she co-produced "Amreeka", an official selection at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Al-Zain also co-produced "Journey to Mecca", a documentary about the Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta's journey from Morocco to Saudi Arabia.
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.
She has also produced and directed a number of political talk shows for Kuwait Television.
Sheikha Al Zain is a member of the Kuwaiti Royal family.