Kamal Adham joined the Saudi government as the chief of external intelligence agency in 1964. King Faisal appointed him as head of
Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah (later renamed General Intelligence Presidency (GIP)) in 1965, making him the first president of the agency. Adham's tenure lasted for fourteen years until 19 January 1979 when he was dismissed Adham told his associates in 1972 that the Shah of Iran,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, would be removed. His prediction was not taken into consideration or shared by advisors of the US president
Nixon. Additionally he was the primary liaison of the CIA for the Middle East as a whole from the mid-1960s to 1979 when he left the GIP. The other participating countries of the Club were Egypt,
Iran and
Morocco. In addition, he had investments in Egypt, owning 4% of Delta Bank. On 23 January 1962 the ministry reported that the secret agreement between Adham and the Arabian Oil Company had been cancelled. As a result of this clash Tariki was removed from the office in March 1962. Adham involved in the huge BCCI scandal at the beginning of the 1990s.{{cite journal|title=Adham The Untouchable|journal=New York Magazine ==Personal life and death==