King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Al Jabri obtained a bachelor's degree in Security Sciences from King Fahd Security College in Riyadh. Then he obtained another bachelor's degree in Arabic language and literature from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, and a diploma in computer programming from the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh. He also holds a master's degree in computer science from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in the late 1980s. Next he received a doctorate degree in artificial intelligence from the University of Edinburgh in 1997.