- 1972 – B.Sc. in Food Science-College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Iraq,
- 1977 – Master in Public Health Science majoring Nutrition – High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Egypt. Thesis on “Study of Food Habits in Bahrain”.
- 1980 – Doctorate in Public Health Science majoring Nutrition – High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Egypt. Thesis on “The Role of Advertising in Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Bahraini Women”.
- 1981 – Diploma in Food Hygiene – The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, London, England.
- 1991 – Accredited Nutritionist, Nutrition Society/Institute of Biology, U.K.
- 1993 – Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialist, New York, USA.
Advanced Training and Education
- Post-Doctoral Training in Community Nutrition, Food Analysis, Food Hygiene and Experimental Nutrition at the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (Jan. -Dec. 1982), United Nations University Fellowship, Certificate in Advance Nutrition/United Nations University.
- Certificate in Principles and Methodology of Research, Workshop Conducted by the Harvard Medical School (USA) in Bahrain, April 13 – 16, 1985.
- Certificate in Medical Writing and Editing, Workshop Conducted by the British Medical Journal, Bahrain, March 30 – 31, 1986.
- Research Fellow at the Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, Feb. – July 1987. Research on Growth Patterns of School Children in Bahrain.
- Certificate in Epidemiology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 1987. Courses on: Use of Microcomputers in Epidemiology, Methods of Health Risk Assessment and Epidemiologic Methods for Evaluating Health Services.
- Certificate in Public Heatlh Epidemiology, University of Michegan, School of Public Health, Ann Bor, USA, 2000. Courses on: Basic Computer Application, Social Epidemiology, Sampling Techniques in Epidemiology and Risk Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology.