He got his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from King Saud University in 1982, Higher diploma as a GP in Family Medicine, same university in 1986. He has been a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) since 1989 and a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH) since 2003

He was awarded June 2003 the Professorial ship in health systems and quality (Adjunct Professor) from Oklahoma University, USA. I got the fellowship in medicine in 2007 (FRCP). At the beginning of 2010, he received the Professional ship degree from Imperial College, London – UK.

He is a Family and Community Medicine Consultant & Prof of Public Health. He was the Director General of the Executive Board Health Ministers’ Council for the Cooperation Council States for more than 16 years. He is now the General Secretary of the Arab Hospital Federation, as well as Deputy Chairperson of the Arab Union for Governance. He is a member of the Board of the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences.