Received BS Degree with Honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984, and a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1986. He started his career with Amoco Sharjah Oil Company as Plant Engineer in 1986.

He held various engineering, operations and integrity management roles in Amoco, BP Sharjah and Crescent Petroleum. He joined Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) when it was established in 2010 as Technical Control Manager, then Operations Manager. He was named Chief Executive Officer of SNOC and Secretary General of Sharjah Petroleum Council by Amiri Decree in November 2015.