The Shark of Kuwait Rocks
Yesterday night I finally got to meet Shark of Kuwait and I have to say, he turned out to be wayyy cooler then I expected him to be. We decided to meet in Starbucks Marina Mall which as you might have guessed is one of Shark’s most seen places. I got there first and he came in a few minutes later, we shook hands, sat down and we started talking. We spoke for around an hour and half to be exact before I had to leave. Here are some things I found out:
His name is Ahmed, he is 43 years old and he works in customs under the anti drugs department. His schedule is pretty cool, he goes to work one day then has two days off, and the cycle repeats, 1 day work, 2 days off, 1 day work, 2 days off etc. When he does have work its from 9PM to 7AM which is also pretty convenient. He used to be in the Kuwait Special Forces back in the day, nowadays though he freelances as a VIP security escort. He has a couple of clients which require his services whenever they travel abroad.
How did he get the nickname Shark?
When he was a kid he saw the movie Jaws and fell in love with it. He kept watching it over and over and got really obsessed with the movie and he even started scribbling the word shark on his jeans. Thats when his friends started calling him Shark and the nickname has stuck with him ever since.
He is a health freak. He doesn’t smoke, drink nor has he ever done drugs. He is on a vegetarian diet five days a week eating mostly his homemade salad creations. On weekends he allows himself to indulge in meat but he never has junk food. He likes anything extreme like parachuting or car/motorbike racing.
His regular day looks something like this:
- Wakes up 12pm
- Goes to Starbucks and has coffee
- He has a small snack at 3PM
- Goes to the gym from 5 to 7:30
- Showers, cleans up and then goes back out to meet friends usually at various Starbucks around Kuwait but mostly either Marina Mall or Souk Sharq
His music style is a split between two different styles. He likes techno and specifically Scooter. I tried to tell him how much Scooter sucked but I wasn’t able to convince him. Now here is the cool part, he also likes Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osborne, and Guns N Roses. I asked him if he also liked Nirvana but he told me he didn’t… he found them “too noisy”.
I asked him about his look and if he likes sticking out. He told me that guys today mostly dress like fags with their spiky hair and wrinkled up jeans. He prefers the more masculine look and thats why he dresses the way he does. He actually designs some of his clothes himself like the jeans he was wearing during the interview and honestly they weren’t half bad. He told me it amuses him how sometimes people freak out when they turn and see him but he also doesn’t like the problems his looks sometimes cause him. When he travels he sometimes isn’t allowed to go into clubs. The bouncers look at him and think he is a trouble maker so they tell him he can’t come in. He told me that although he gives out this aggressive and tough look he is actually a regular joe on the inside.
The Shark also has a passion for cars. He has a Bugatti racer but its a kit car not the original thing. He also just got a hold of an excellent condition 1972 Camaro which he had shipped in from Switzerland. He collects VW Beetles, he has a 1970, 1975 and 1981 model. I think he told me the 81 model was a convertible. He also has 2 Harleys, a Road King and a 1977 Shovel Head. And yeah he loves the show American Chopper. For his everyday car he has an Audi S8. He is also a mechanic. He takes care of his car himself and even does engine swaps and repairs. He just purchased a souped up engine for one of his Beetles and he will be swapping out the engines himself.
His favorite place in the world is Thailand. Every year he spends 3-4 months there chilling with his friends who also come in from various countries around the world most of whom are body builders and Harley riders too.
When March comes he will be traveling to Siberia to get married. He met his fiancee in Thailand while scuba diving. She is Russian, 23 and a really hot model. He showed me pictures of him and her together and they looked like a nice couple. He loves her a lot and he can’t wait to be with her.
Thats basically everything. He showed me a lot of photos of himself all over the world having fun with his friends. He is a really chilled out guy who is having the time of his life. I am really glad I got to meet him. Everyone who knows him says he is an extremely friendly and trustworthy guy and I can easily imagine that. I asked him if he had anything he wanted to say to my readers and he said all he wants from people is to leave him alone and let him be. And I agree, let him be.
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107 Comments, add your own...
1. Eddy | January 7th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
so tell me….
how did this guy get so popular????
2. holla | January 7th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
lol I knew his nick was from al fakk al muftariss that’s why i asked if he’d seen it.
so did you hand get tired after the interview mark? from ‘writing’ so many notes? LOL
3. Borzaiga | January 7th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
his website has nothing in it
4. Purgatory | January 7th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Umm, I expected more questions, but as long as you had fun.
5. Entrepreneur | January 7th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I never thought id see the day you posted something like this.
6. izgerty | January 7th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Ok, why is the site made by a 6 year old? there is nothing in it.
7. Marzouq | January 7th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
cool! Nice job with the interview and hopefully he just enjoys what he is doing!
8. zoomzoom | January 7th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
wow he’s a great man
9. anonymous | January 7th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
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10. Laialy_q8 | January 7th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
very interesting …
11. TanGo | January 7th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
sounds like he’s a big TeddyBear
12. MiRoOoOo !! | January 7th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
He’s livin la vida loca !!
13. Financy | January 7th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
hows his english ?
14. 3abbud of rak | January 7th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
tchk tchk tchk.. some people still hating..
anyway one of the bests posts to date on this blog.. good one
15. Rabie | January 7th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
to all abusive asholes, u guys would die to live ur life the way u wish. Shark is living his life.
16. Mark | January 7th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Financy better then I expected but not something I would call good. I mean he understands well, most of the time I was talking to him in English, but when he talks you can tell he struggles to find the words.
17. Judy Abbott | January 7th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
i wont color my face in red and hand out and ask people not to notice me, i mean common.
BUT WHAT I REALLY LIKED IS, he is getting married FROM SOMEONE IN HER EARLY 20’s :) now he rocks .
well mark we know he has a good heart and loves people and life, we needed more info. ;)
18. Mark | January 7th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Judy he knows he is being noticed and he if fine with people noticing him. He has a problem with the people who attack him because he is what he is.
19. iKuwait | January 8th, 2007 at 12:00 am
the only question shouldve been, does he use roids?
20. Mo Hat | January 8th, 2007 at 12:03 am
shark rocks, and I stand by that, period. We should make a Shark fanclub here!
21. 3abbud of rak | January 8th, 2007 at 12:04 am
so waht if he uses roids.. i’m sure he looks better than u
22. fadibou | January 8th, 2007 at 12:19 am
mark: offer him to fix his website in return to your interview. It will be nice to see how much work you can do on such an interesting subject.
Your post has more information than his website.
23. BT | January 8th, 2007 at 12:27 am
I use to hate being in the same Starbucks when he was there, i have to admit i saw him like “The bouncers look at him and think he is a trouble maker”
24. MaGiC MaN | January 8th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Nice, Good Work Mark.
25. MuD1/2 | January 8th, 2007 at 1:18 am
SHAME ON U .. wala Mark i thought your more mature than these things.
26. Sunny | January 8th, 2007 at 1:24 am
Thats one cool life he’s livin. . . i mean cool cars, hot babe, travels around where ever he wants , good money , what more could u ask 4.
27. Armani_Exchange | January 8th, 2007 at 1:44 am
For GOD sake does he worth being interviewed!
28. zoomzoom | January 8th, 2007 at 1:51 am
“MuD1/2″ i think you should put something in your mouth
29. Ron Jeremy's Vaseline | January 8th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Mark! Thank you so much for posting this! I wish I was there. Hahaha! Shark of Kuwait rules! I didn’t know he was a bodyguard. You should’ve asked him if he thinks Flipper is gay. Hahaha. He called most of the Kuwaiti guys gay because of what they wear and how they look. If I made fun of a group of people and I hang out the same place they hang out, I probably would stop going to that place. Shark of Kuwait has balls. He should start his own reality show since he works in the Customs department. They should call the show: “Testing The Waters With Shark” or something like that.
You should’ve asked him if he was 3arbawayee, Kathmawee, aw Qadsawee.
30. Benji | January 8th, 2007 at 2:31 am
Why would people hate him? I don’t understand it.
“He told me that guys today mostly dress like fags with their spiky hair and wrinkled up jeans.”
Gotta love that line, and it’s so true, hehe. And I envy his daily routine, lucky son-of-a-gun.
31. s | January 8th, 2007 at 2:48 am
oohh when you first posted about him i didnt think of him this way but now i actually feel bad for the guy for the way people treat him and view him..
7araam he is just enjoying his life i guess, most arabs talk about how bad it is when ppl do this and that when at the same time they do the same things..
i wanna meet him now, iv never seen him and im always around. wierd..
is he kuwaiti ?
32. s | January 8th, 2007 at 2:49 am
oohh when you first posted about him i didnt think of him this way but now i actually feel bad for the guy for the way people treat him and view him..
7araam he is just enjoying his life i guess, most arabs talk about how bad it is when ppl do this and that when at the same time they do the same things..
i wanna meet him now, iv never seen him and im always around. wierd..
is he kuwaiti ? no right ?
33. jane | January 8th, 2007 at 2:50 am
“He told me that guys today mostly dress like fags”
like there is anything gayer than the stretch shirt that he’s wearing..
34. Stafa | January 8th, 2007 at 4:01 am
there are far more information about him in KTM’s september issue, ill try scanning it for u guys and posting it up
35. Delicately Realistic | January 8th, 2007 at 4:45 am
Interesting.
I dont know what to think :)
36. TweeZ | January 8th, 2007 at 4:55 am
What an interesting guy, indeed.
37. moocherx | January 8th, 2007 at 4:59 am
Anyone who says things like “dress like FAGS” in the 21st century, are not cool and only earn my deepest disrespect. But then what can you expect from an old guy?
38. Nora | January 8th, 2007 at 5:23 am
I was sure hw was just a nice guy but people didn’t get because he’s different! But I have to be with moocherx; It’s not right to call any one a FAG! But good job with the interview!
39. Carlsb3rg | January 8th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Bow down for the Shark, spiky haired fags.
40. ahlein | January 8th, 2007 at 7:33 am
check out attuworld.com. They have entire section about michael hasselof (yes,night rider). Maybe mark could start something similar here! :)
41. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 8:16 am
Stafa I read the KTM interview 2 days ago and its a load of crap. Probably the dullest writing style ever.
42. esvee | January 8th, 2007 at 8:17 am
“I asked him if he also liked Nirvana but he told me he didn’t… he found them “too noisy ….. So true!
43. Hellraiser | January 8th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Funny how you people pass judgement on others without even trying to understand them. In Mark last Blog on Shark everyone bad mouthed him, this is a typical sign of your Arab heritage, as you want to be like the west and once someone steps out of the norm you are out to lynch him simply because he is more daring than you are. Ahmed is a great guy down to earth and a Harley Buddy. So Next time before passing judgemnet on any character have the guts to step up to them and talk them, and remember its diversity that makes this life colorful.
44. x|fader | January 8th, 2007 at 9:09 am
i agree with hellraiser
45. jolie_gal | January 8th, 2007 at 9:10 am
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hehehehehhe that’s what I thought!!! I don’t know who this guy is, but that comment coming from a guy wearing tight shirt, freaky goatee, white pants and it does look like he uses fake-tan…darn!
46. Ri | January 8th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Because he does his own thing, he sounds like such an interesting person to know and talk to!
In my book, if you’re not boring, you win 10 points right there.
And he _does_ sound like a big ol’ teddy bear *kissy kissy*
47. Sunny | January 8th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I wonder if all the haters here would have the guts to say all that to his face??
They all just sitting comfortably behind their pc’s feeling safe and acting butch. IF CAN”T SAY IT TO THEIR FACE THEN DON”T TALK SHIT AT ALL.
48. Caleb | January 8th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Yeah i really hate people who judge! i mean come on - Nirvana was a great band. And dude, musclebound dudes with their nipples sticking through their shirts are way more faggy than the spikey haired look.
49. Frankom | January 8th, 2007 at 10:29 am
:: He looks a little bit younger!
50. fadibou | January 8th, 2007 at 10:54 am
you should do a review of hellraiser.
51. WTF? | January 8th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Right Mark as If your writing style is any better than KTM’s!
52. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 11:42 am
of course it is. at least my writing style doesn’t bore people to death.
53. wtf wtf? | January 8th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Mark’s resturaunt reviews are always an interesting read, which says a lot since I don’t even live in kuwait. That wouldn’t be possible if had a crappy writing style, now would it?
54. Zack | January 8th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Mark,
Well said! I second you on that one. I’m not bored yet!
55. Jagu... | January 8th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Mark.. Thank You for letting us know more about such a Interesting dude. He is living a life which I guess most of us Guys would have loved to.:)
56. rehan | January 8th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
What kind of a job is he having mark? I work phreaking 10-15 hrs per day and this guy takes two days off after working one day.
57. Pearls | January 8th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
does he speak fluent english?
58. Q | January 8th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Aah ok! That explains the reason I saw him driving a car for one of the sheiks at a Kuwait University graduation. The VIP security escort thing.
Nice article Mark.
59. Pearls | January 8th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
opps, I didn’t read all the comments.
Mark: “but when he talks you can tell he struggles to find the words.”
He seems to be nice maybe too kind but I’m happy he has a job.
60. vampire | January 8th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
what’s so special with him ? the looks ?! ““
61. limited_edition | January 8th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
God…now he’s living his life to the fullest!! =D
He seems really really cool!!
I just have one question…where is he from? like i mean is he kuwaiti kuwaiti?
If he is then god…he’s a cool Kuwaiti!
62. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
yeah he is kuwaiti
63. Q8Sultana | January 8th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Cool post!
By the way, I would have liked to know why Starbucks, and what he drinks there. If he’s a health freak, Im guessing he’s not ordering the million calorie frappushinos with whipped cream (o:
64. Ray | January 8th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
If you carefully interpret what the Shark has said in reply to Mark’s questions, you will find nothing but contradictions - the statements (taken together rather than in isolation) do not constitute a plausible story. Sure you haven’t had the wool (sharkskin) pulled over your eyes, Mark?
65. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
what the hell are you talking about Ray? How do you know what I asked him and where are the contradictions?
66. WTF? | January 8th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I think he is cute
67. Swair | January 8th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
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he wrote the word shark on his jeans? he “creates” salads? he’s marrying a hot russian model 20 years younger than him?
i’m sorry, but i’m nowhere near convinced that this guy is authentic..
68. Sou | January 8th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
I’m sorry….but meen el akh?
69. albandry | January 8th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
am sorry i never thought he rocks that much
but plz mark ur site been a favorate of mine since ever
what thing we get out of his intrview
is he doing a good deed or r showing us a type of life styles
we dont know the dude!
all i know that he is stuck in sharg or marina that a\int agood example at all
i wish if u interview someone else it would be for a special reason because its a special person with someone to learn from am sure alot young people r reading this blog as we do
wish u the best of luck u and nat
keep on blogging
:)
70. Rayboy | January 8th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
tsh .. tsh.. tsh… too much mixed reviews !!! but i do agree with one thing from this whole episode.. its in Shark’s own words–
“”
he said all he wants from people is to leave him alone and let him be
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So lets leave him alone !! ….
71. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
hehe, the idea behind this interview was to shed some light on shark. i dont know how long you have been reading this blog for but last year i posted about him and a lot of people wanted to know more about him.
but now that i have done this interview with shark i think i will be interviewing other people. will see.
72. albandry | January 8th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
thank u very much
he is different in his looks an all but still doesnt make him special
thanx mark anyway
cheerz
73. Environmental | January 8th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
you didnt tell us though Mark how did you meet him or arrange the interview? or maybe I missed that?
74. tota | January 8th, 2007 at 8:11 pm
I feel sorry for the guy. I thought there was more to life than that.
75. tota | January 8th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
and someone with spikes, a baby blue shirt and maybe a pair of pumas is more masculine than an overly fashionable guy with a pony tail and a tight shirt
76. TweeZ | January 8th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
guys, the guy is satisfied with what the fuck he is doing oo kaifa el rayal!
77. no3ik | January 8th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
how tall is he :) ???
aaawww thats cute hime getting married..
wish him best of luck and love inshallah
78. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Environmental, turned out a friend of mine is good friends with him so he set up the interview..
no3ik, I am 186cm and he was taller then me maybe by 10cm or more.
79. TweeZ | January 8th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
I bet the guy can pack one heck of a punch!
80. jewaira | January 8th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Shark sounds quite interesting and certainly leads an enviable lifestyle from your description.
Great post, Mark and I liked the idea of an interview. Maybe you could do it again with other “celebrities” and interesting characters.
81. Ray | January 8th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Mark, Re: The Shark. No, I wasn’t there, but the contradictions are in the Shark’s responses you have quoted for the questions you obviously asked. No need to have been there. To use the vernacular, you’ve been “snowed”. Royally!
One day on and two days off? Come on! Three to four months a year off while working as a customs officer? Yeah, right. Pass me an other fruit juice. Oh, I forgot, you’re talking about Kuwait and government employees take great pride in avoiding work there. It is, after all, part of the culture. Sorry, Mark. I’m pulling your leg (to use a Canadian expression). No, it was really the Shark having a bit of fun. I thought the interview was hilarious.
82. Mark | January 8th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Well 1 day work 2 days off sounds possible. Holla for example works in the government and he goes there 4 days a week for like 2 hours and then leaves..
83. TweeZ | January 9th, 2007 at 1:50 am
lol, Holla, are you abusing the system? :P
84. rehan | January 9th, 2007 at 1:54 am
mark,what does holla do the rest of the time when he is not at work.That is simply pathetic.No wonder kuwait needs foreigners because locals can’t be bothered to do work properly.
85. moocherx | January 9th, 2007 at 4:23 am
Big fish, small pond.
86. Environmental | January 9th, 2007 at 4:29 am
Some places u can work 1 day and then 2 days off .. My friend works somewhere in customs at some sea port or something. He works from 8 AM to 11 PM and then has 2 days off.
87. Mark | January 9th, 2007 at 9:07 am
i think its because the government hires more employees then it needs so the shifts get split up for the same job.
88. Stinni | January 9th, 2007 at 9:10 am
I know people who know “Shark” and he really does work in customs. His girlfriend really is Russian (lives in Thailand I think). I don’t think he was messing with the interviewer. There are a lot of other salacious details concerning his life but that’s for him to tell, not me.
89. Adrian | January 9th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Nice post Mark
I think Shark’s a cool guy….Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. Most of the guys here thot he was a jerk but its a turn around now… Some guys still feel otherwise but then shit happens…
90. Mark | January 9th, 2007 at 10:32 am
there are two guys i would want to interview next.
one guy i keep seeing on the gulf road in shorts and tshirt running. he is always running no matter if its in the middle of summer or middle of winter. he is dark skined and shaved head, dont know if a lot of people here have seen him before.
second guy i want to interview is this guy i keep seeing in salmiya area. he is black, always wearing a shiny track suit, always has these oversized 80s style headphones on, he wears dark sunglases no matter what time of day it is, a cap also. he also ALWAYS has dumbells in his hand and weights around his ankles. his bicycle which i see sometimes has more lights then my christmas tree. i would be really interested to know what his story is also.
91. moocherx | January 9th, 2007 at 10:45 am
i was TOTALLY going to ask you to interview that black freak with the headphones! you beat me to it. but take a syringe filled with happy juice in case one of his personalities freaks out.
92. albandry | January 9th, 2007 at 10:57 am
yes please mark the dude who rns daily endlessly i always want to know why? and he always says hi to me when i pass by?
i donnow why?
93. Mark | January 9th, 2007 at 11:04 am
yeah the guy is like always smiling even though he would be running in like 50 degrees heat. next time i see him will stop and talk to him..
94. BiGGGY | January 9th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I would love to check the number of comments in a couple of days :P ..
95. tota | January 9th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
The guy on gulf road waves at me. He does this to my friends too. And why is he always wearing the same yello shirt?
96. tota | January 9th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
yellow
97. arablondoner | January 9th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Good luck Shark
You inject something unique into a rather twisted society
Big up yo’self!
98. extinct dodo | January 9th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
yes the running guy!! at least he’s interesting without having to be an attention whore!!
99. Kuwaitie-Abroad | January 9th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Yes yes, the 2 guys you mentioned are 2 very famous “freaks” of Kuwait. Come to think about it, there are alot of freaks in Kuwait, LOL. Hey, what about interviewing one of those guys also with the long oily black hair and the dishdasha? get to know a little more about that style.
100. Cajie | January 9th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Just wanted to be the one with the 100th comment. that’s all.
101. holla | January 9th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
101 here, hapy inew yeer everybaaady.
and rehan or whatever the fuck, i work 2 jobs from 9-7.
102. Mr.CHoCoLaTe | January 9th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
ya36ek al 3afya Mark
nice meeting and nice work you did
ya jema3a la ta7kemon 3ala al nas men shakelhom
gabel la et3arfon sheno eb galebhom
Mark I don’t know if u understand arabic or not
I want talk about the 1st person you want interviwe him next time
my father told me he was ba6al al kuwait in running
and masha’allah he still run every day
wallah he give us a hope in life
we are waiting your next work
thanks bye
103. TweeZ | January 10th, 2007 at 3:07 am
omg, he’s probably talking about that guy I see jogging everyday in Salmiya! MARK, THIS GUY SHOULD BE NEXT!!!
104. Delicately Realistic | January 12th, 2007 at 9:45 am
YES YES Mark!
Plz interview the runner!
Its been years and i see him all the time at different times of the day :)
Hes become much thinner lately and i find myself wondering about his health….so plz….we wanna know!
Kuwait is such a funny place…its so small that we see all the same ppl….hehe
106. zahed | March 4th, 2007 at 9:54 am
how did you meet him i mean you just went up to him and asked for an interview looool mark your something else buddy
107. RABIH | November 12th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Hi Shark , i wish u everything to be alright, and also i wish you a happy marrage of your Love “Russian Gir”l . So You will become my (in arabik: 3adeel). Good Bye, and have a nice trip to Syperia, I will wonder if i will help you in translation on your marriage day.. …. and please wear a lot of fur and clothes because in march Syperia is about -20 to -30 degree cantigrade. ……………….. Dont forget to invite me your marrage day.
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