after graduating high school in wad madani, medani, studied law at the university of khartoum, obtaining his ll.b. with (honours). then in 1964, he received his dipl. civ.l. (civil law) from the university of luxembourg. then went on to receive a masters (llm) with distinction at the university of london in 1965, and finally in 1970 he received a phd, in comparative criminal law from the university of edinburgh.