He served as chief executive officer of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation from 2004 to 2007 and oil minister from February 2012 to May 2013.
[1] After graduation Hussein joined Kuwait National Petroleum Company in February 1972 and worked there until April 1980.
[1] He served as the board chairman and managing director of the Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) from 1990 to 1995.
[2] Hussein was made chief executive officer of the KPC in 2004[4][5] and he replaced Nader Sultan in the post.
[citation needed] In June 2007, then Prime Minister Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah appointed Hussein as his chief petroleum advisor.