He is Libyan national and he qualified as a doctor from Benghazi University in 1978 before moving to the UK for specialist training. His interest in kidney disease emerged during his post as clinical research fellow in Diabetic nephropathy. He is accredited in general medicine and nephrology and is the lead nephrologist in Gwynedd hospital. Dr Gibani was instrumental in developing a successful and comprehensive renal service in the area and is the driving force in promoting an extensive home dialysis programme which is one of the most successful in the UK. He is still actively involved in undergraduate and post graduate medical teaching for both general and renal medicine and is the principal author or co-author of over 55 publications and presentations.