He obtained his PhD from Birmingham University, UK, in 2004. His BSc in industrial engineering was obtained from King Saud University in 1993. His research interests focus on Human Factors Engineering and ergonomics. He is also a member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). Furthermore, He is a founding-member of the Saudi Inventors Society. In 2007 he served as the director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing Program at King Saud University. He represented the ministry of higher education in the Higher Committee of Unifying Intellectual Property Rights under One Umbrella. He published several papers in related journals and conferences. Since 2013 to present, he is serving as the CEO of Riyadh Valley Company, the investment vehicle of King Saud University.