He graduated from Teachers Training College, Nu'ur, Jordan. From 1973 to 1979, he was a physical education teacher. He was editor of El-Bayader.[2] He was director general of Literature and Publishing Department, of the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.[3] He was the editor of Al-Shoua’ra from 2000-2004 and director of the House of Poetry.[4] He is a consultant for cultural policies in the Welfare Association and is a member of the executive board of the Mahmoud Darwish Foundation.