He is quite well qualified academically, and has published a number of peer reviewed studies and reports.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe also happens to be well qualified academically.
Joseph Mengele was a gifted and very well qualified Medical Doctor.
Pol Pot was well educated at top Parissienne institutions.

Being well qualified is admirable, but does not mean that your ideas are necessarily worthy of implementation - I cite the three extreme examples above to illustrate the point, not to make comparisons or claim any equivalence.