 The assets of Al-Seyassah have been estimated at more than five million Kuwaiti dinars ($17.25m) in 1977 values, including a printing plant which was at the time the most modern in the region.On April 23, 1985, Al-Jarallah escaped death when a gunman opened fire on him outside his offices in the Shuwaikh Area.He was shot six times, and was rushed to the nearby Al-Razi Hospital by his driver, seriously injured.