[4] He was appointed interior minister on 15 October 1996, replacing Ahmad Humoud Al Sabah in the post.

[4][7] In March 2003, an unknown Islamist group called for the assassination of Mohammad and other senior interior ministry officials, issuing a fatwa.

[8] His tenure lasted until 13 July 2003 when Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was appointed interior minister.

[9] Then he served as the president of the national security bureau, internal intelligence body, until 2013.

[13] In May 2015, Sabah traveled to Washington DC to renew Kuwait's interest in the release of Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari, the last Kuwaiti held in Guantanamo.