Academic qualifications include:

Doctor of Philosophy (Religion), 2018

University of KwaZulu Natal

Master of Arts - Ancient Language and Cultures, 2009 University of South Africa

Bachelor of Islamic Laws Degree (LLB) 2002 Islamic University of Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Diploma in Arabic Linguistics (Dip), 1998 Islamic University of Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Diploma in Arabic, 1997

DARUL Arqam, Cape Town.

Professional qualifications include:

Sworn Translator of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa,

Registered Commissioner of Oaths

Marriage officer of the Department of Home Affairs of the Republic of South Africa.

Professional Affiliations:

Imam at Nurul El Houda Masjid, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.

Executive Member of the Muslim Judicial Council South Africa.

Member of the Animal Ethics Committee, University of Cape Town.

External Moderator, University of Western Cape.