Badr Othman Malallah was the Director General of the Arab Planning Institute, an Arab Regional Organization in Kuwait.

He previously worked as an Advisor on Human Development and Public Policies at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in Kuwait.

He is a member of the board of trustees of several institutions and special advisor to the speaker of the parliament of the State of Kuwait.

He is also a member of the multiple boards and committees concerned in development.

He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policies from Claremont University in USA.