Senior Advisor for Space, Defence and Information and Communications Technology at EDGE Group since September 2022, United Arab Emirates.

He is the general manager of the group’s “Space Company”, a member of the Emirates Thinkers Project of the “ Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research ” since February 2022, and an honorary ambassador to the “International Astronautical Federation” since October 2021.

He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Propulsion and Space Systems Research Center of the Technology Innovation Institute since August 2023, a member of the Board of Directors of Solutions Plus Company since January 2022, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Communications and Information Technology Sector Development Fund since 2007.

He served as Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation, Senior Advisor for Space Affairs at the Ministry of Defense , Director General of the UAE Space Agency , and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Center for Space Science and Technology .

He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University , the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for West Asia, a member of the Board of Directors of the United Arab Emirates University , the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences, Yahsat Satellite Communications Company, Global Aerospace Logistics Company (GAL), a member of the Advisory Board of the International Space University in France, and the Space Science Center at New York University Abu Dhabi .

He worked as a communications officer in the armed forces up to the rank of major, and during that period he worked as a seconded officer in Dubai Internet City, a communications officer in the “Artery Optical Network”, and director of the “Yahsat Satellite Communications Project”, and contributed to the establishment of the “Arab Space Cooperation Group” in 2019, and headed the “Think Tank Project” in the “Center for Innovation and Development” of the armed forces.

He has experience in the field of technical government work, initiatives and programs with a strategic dimension, especially in the field of space, communications and information systems, modern defense technologies and concepts, and experience in the field of military, civil and academic work.

He was a lecturer at Abu Dhabi University, a participating member in discussions and studies of the International Telecommunication Union, and participated in some international working groups on the peaceful use of outer space.

He participated in a number of international conferences in the fields of defense, space and security, and published more than 22 articles and research papers in the field of laser and fiber optic technology. He also participated in the development of the national satellite program "Yahsat" for the United Arab Emirates.

He was ranked among the "Top 15 Most Influential Global Figures" in the space exploration sector in 2018, according to the "List of the Most Influential Global Organization Leaders" compiled by the "RichTopia Digital Platform".

He holds a PhD in Optics Technology specializing in Distributed Sensing from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom in 2005, a Master's degree in Fiber Optic Communications from the same university in 2001, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from California State University, Fresno in the United States of America in 1998, in addition to several specialized course certificates.