-   1982

Received OKAZ Distinguished Graduate Award from the Governor of Makkah Region, HRH Prince Majid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Jeddah, 22/12/1982, for graduating as the First in rank on the entire class of 1983 College of Environmental Design Graduates.

-   1997

Nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award from KFUPM 1997.

-   1997

Appeared in PORTICO, Annual Report to Alumni, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, As an Achiever Alumni of the University.

-   1998

Received the Distinguished Teaching Award from KFUPM.

-   2000

Received jointly, Distinguished Short Course Award from KFUPM.

-   2001

Listed in the 19th edition of Marquis who’s who in the World 2002, Published in the USA.

-   2002

Listed in the 20th edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2003, to be published in the USA.

-    2002

Nominated by who’s who Historical Society, for inclusion in the 2003 Edition of who’s who.

-   2002

Awarded a Plaque and a Certificate as a distinguished invited Key Note Speaker in The First Applied Symposium for National Labor force, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City, October 20-22, 2002, Kuwait.

-   2002

Awarded a Plaque as a distinguished invited Key Note Speaker in The Second Employment and Saudization Forum, Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and The Saudi Management Society, Riyadh, December 29-30, 2002, Saudi Arabia,

-   2003

Nominated for Inclusion in “One Thousand Great Intellectuals, 2003”, by International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England.

-   2003

Received jointly the Distinguished Teaching and Advising Award from KFUPM.

-   2003

Received the Distinguished 20 years’ Service Award of the University.

-   2003

Received the Academic Performance Evaluation of “Distinguished” for the past 10 consecutive years.

-   2003

Awarded a Plaque and a Certificate as a distinguished invited Key Note Speaker in The Second Applied Symposium for National Labor force, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City, December 8-10, 2003, Kuwait.

-   2004

Awarded a Plaque for the distinguished invited Keynote Speaker in The Second Applied Symposium for National Labor force, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait City, December 8-10, 2003, Kuwait.

-    2005

Awarded a Plaque for the distinguished invited Keynote Speaker in "Kuwait University New Campus Master Plan: Update and Critical Issues Workshop”, Marina Hotel, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 11th, 2005.

Received the Academic Performance Evaluation of “Distinguished” for the past 15 consecutive years.

-    2008

Awarded a Plaque for the distinguished invited Keynote Speaker in "Landscape Architecture  Forum” by King Faisal University  for my speech “ Landscape Architecture and Tourism Development In Saudi Arabia”, Sheraton Hotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, May 13th, 2008.

-   2008

Celebrated among top 10 Contributing Researchers to Higher Education Policy Journal over the past 20 years worldwide.

-   2010

Awarded a Plaque for the Distinguished Course Instructor By HE the Minister of Municipality & Urban Planning, State of Qatar; Executive Leadership Seminars; QNDF; Qatar National Master Plan; Marriot, Doha, Qatar, December 6-23, 2010.

-   2011

Awarded the Distinguished Professor Plaque By HE the Minister of Municipality & Urban Planning, State of Qatar; Technical Leadership Workshops; QNDF; Qatar National Master Plan ; Marriot, Doha, Qatar, February 27-March 29, 2011.

-   2012

Honorary Plaque from HRH Governor of The Eastern Province for Distinguished 6 years’ service as member in the Eastern Province Tourism Council Board