He is currently a Ph.D. student of Media and Communications at Temple University, researching the efficacy of online influencers to attract donors to non-profit organizations.
[1] In 2007, Hussein graduated from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemical Engineering.
In 2014, Hussein became the CEO of the media production start-up UTURN, and afterward worked as a marketing director for Careem, a subsidiary of Uber.
[2] Starting in 2010, Hussein has written and performed Arabic-language web series content for Saudi production company Uturn entertainment, under the channel name 3al6ayer (Arabic: على الطاير, "On the Fly").
[2] In 2014, Hussein started Qomami, an initiative to address growing health problems from the overconsumption of fast foods in Saudi Arabia.