Kuwait Scientific Center, one of the bodiesn of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, announced the death of its CEO and Chairman Mijbel Suleiman Al-Mutawa yesterday following a sudden heart attack. He was 62 years old.

The Scientific Center’s Public Relations and Marketing Manager Nawaf Al-Rudaini said the center was saddened by the death of Mutawa, especially since he was at work on Tuesday with his usual vibrancy. Rudaini said Mutawa, who was head of the center since its establishment in 2000, was known for his politeness and encouraging Kuwaiti youth in order to create a generation able to take over future responsibilities and enhance the scientific and knowledge level in Kuwait. He said efforts of Mutawa and is outstanding administrative skill enabled the center to cover its operating expenses from its own revenues, to be the only center of its kind in the world to make this achievement. He added the Scientific Center did not only place itself on the map of Kuwait and the Middle East, but it also left a mark on the world map as an advanced scientific center during the reign of Mutawa.