▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁Classification ▁and ▁Ass ignment ▁Special ist , ▁he ▁began ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University . ▁Sh a he en ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁poly gl ot . ▁While ▁at ▁Ge or get own , ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁ ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁period , ▁he ▁met ▁K hash og gi . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁official ▁to ▁Ad nan ▁K hash og gi , ▁a ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁business man . ▁Sh a he en ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁with ▁K hash og gi , ▁establish ing ▁close ▁personal ▁relationships ▁with ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁royal ▁family ▁and ▁other ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁leaders ▁and ▁business men . ▁Sh a he en ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁K hash og gi ' s ▁Tri ad ▁Corporation . ▁K hash og gi ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁King ▁Sa ud ▁to ▁help ▁organ ize ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁protect ▁their ▁oil ▁fields . ▁In ▁that ▁capacity ▁he ▁brought ▁in ▁Lock he ed , ▁North rup , ▁Ray the on ▁and ▁General ▁Electric ▁and ▁others ▁as ▁defense ▁contract ors .[ 4 ] ▁K hash og gi ▁and ▁Sh a he