Education

• Ph.D. in oceanography (2009), University of Southampton (SOTON), School of Ocean and Earth Science (National
• Oceanography Center), Southampton, UK. Ph.D
• M.Sc. in marine science (2000), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) Melbourne, USA
• BA in Water Resources Development, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
  

Position/ Role

• Manager, Marine Studies Section, Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute – KFUPM
• Manager , Marine and Terrestrial Studies and Biodiversity Section- KFUPM.
• Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences Department, College of Sciences, KFUPM
• Scientist, Center for Environment and water, Research Institute, KFUPM

Short professional biography

• Author and co-author of a number of journals and conference papers on oceanography and biodiversity
• Participant in more than 130 applied research projects and 30 national and international seminars
• Project Manager of the diversity of fish in the Arabian Gulf, worth 22 million SAR
• Project Manager of the supported research to preserve marine ecosystems in the Arabian Gulf, worth 16 million SAR
• Project Manager for biodiversity studies in the Jazan, Rabigh and Yanbu regions, worth 11 million SAR
• Project Manager of Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring for the Exploratory Drilling Project in the Shallow and Deep Waters (1000 m) of the Red Sea, worth 230 million SAR

Honor

• Received “Excellence in Leading a Research Project of the Research Institute” RI/KFUPM 2011/2012.
• Received “Distinguished Research Team Award for the project: “Environmental Impact Assessment for Arabiyah-Hasbah Platforms, Power, and Subsea Pipelines” RI/KFUPM 2011/2012.
• Jazan Award for Excellence and Creativity in the Field of Environmental Protection 2018/2019