Education

Ph.D. 
        Petroleum Engineering. 
      University of Southern California.
      1988
MS 
        Petroleum Engineering.
      University of Stanford . 
      1981.
BS 
        Petroleum Engineering (with honor).
      University of Petroleum & Minerals. 
     1978.

Experience

Academic Experience

Graduate Assistant  :  1978-1987

Assistant Professor  :  1988-2000

Associate Professor : 2000-Present

Administration Experience

Chairman

        Petroleum Engineering Department, KFUPM, 2010 –Present.

Director

        Center of Petroleum and Minerals,

        Research Institute, KFUPM, 2003 - 2010

Manager

        Petroleum And Gas Engineering Section,

        Research Institute, KFUPM, 1997-2010

Chairman

        Petroleum Engineering Department, KFUPM, 1996 - 2002

Industrial Experience

Cooperative Program with Saudi Aramco in the Production and Drilling Divisions, Petroleum Engineering Department, 1977.

Summer Program for Petroleum Engineering Graduates,  Reservoir Engineering Division, Petroleum Engineering Department, Saudi Aramco 1978.

Faculty Summer Program in the Drilling and Work over Division of Petroleum Engineering Department, Saudi Aramco, 1990.

Faculty Summer Program in the Petroleum Laboratories Department, Saudi Aramco, 1992.