Ever since he was young, he had shown interest in computers and technology, which years later would make him a candidate to become an astronaut. In 2002, he graduated with a bachelor degree in Management Technology from Modern Academy for Computer Science and Management Technology, Cairo, Egypt, a partner university of the University of the District of Columbia in Washington DC, USA. After that, Farid went on straight ahead to do his postgraduate studies in the American University in Cairo, completing his diploma in Management Technology in 2004.