1985 Ph.D. in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; Strathclyde University; Glasgow; U.K.

1980 M.Sc. (Eng) in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering; Civil Engineering Dept., Khartoum University.

1975 B.Sc. (Hon), 2nd Class Division I in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Khartoum.

Fellow Member of the Sudanese Engineering Society (SES).

Member (Consultant) of the Sudanese Engineering Council (SEC)

Founding member of the Sudanese Geotechnical Society (SGS).

Member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering   (ISSMFF).