after graduating from the university of cairo in 1979, he started work at the department of health & medical services, government of dubai. he had an active career since 1980. he worked in different hospitals in lyon, france, studying reconstruction, microsurgery, transplantation, maxillo-facial and aesthetic surgery. after four years he returned to the department of health & medical services, dubai as a registrar in 1990 and was promoted to consultant plastic surgeon and the head of plastic surgery & burn unit for the department of health & medical services. he was the founder and president of the plastic surgery society of the emirates medical association.