1966 – 1972 Elementary school (Sudan)

1972 – 1975 Secondary school (Sudan)

1975 – 1978 High secondary school (Sudan)

1978 – 1983 University of Khartoum (Sudan) (B.Sc., Honors, Agric., Soil Science, Division One)

1987 – 1989 University of Khartoum (Sudan) (M.Sc., Soil Science majoring Soil Fertility)

1997 – 2001 Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia) (Ph.D., Soil organic matter)