Today, his Houston-based Farouk Systems, has 2,000 employees and exports its line of hair and skin care products under the following brands: BioSilk, SunGlitz and Cationic Hydration Interlink (CHI). They are transported to more than 106 countries in the world. Aside from setting up a successful cosmetics business, Shami entered politics in 2009 when he ran in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial election. Unfortunately, he lost in the Democratic primary.