• B.A. in English Language and History with distinction ; College of Education , King Saud University , 1974;
• M.A. in Applied Linguistics (1977) and Ph.D in Curriculum (1982), University of Oregon , USA;

• Assistant Professor, College of Education , King Saud University , (1982 - 1985) ;
• Supervisor of the Center of Authorship , Translation and Publication, and school textbooks Center, King Saud University 1984;
• Deputy Director General for Culture, ISESCO, (1985 - 1991);
• Unanimously elected Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -ISESCO- by the Fourth General Conference of the Organization, held in Rabat , in November 1991;
• Unanimously re-elected Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization by ISESCO's Fifth General Conference, held in Damascus , in November 1994;
• Unanimously re-elected Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -ISESCO-, for two three-year terms of office, by the Sixth General Conference of ISESCO, held in Riyadh , in December 1997;
• Unanimously re-elected Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -ISESCO-, for two three-year terms of office, by the Eighth General Conference of ISESCO, held in Tehran , in December 2003;
• Unanimously re-elected as Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -ISESCO-, for two consecutive renewable three-year terms of office, by the Tenth General Conference of ISESCO, held in Tunis, in July 2009;
• Secretary General of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World;

Member of the Board of Trustees of:

• The Islamic University in Niger;
• The Islamic University in Uganda;
• The Islamic University in Pakistan;
• The Islamic University in Bangladesh.

• Member of the Royal Al-Albayt Institute for Islamic Thought , Jordan;
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Arab-Islamic Civilization Encyclopaedia;
• Member of the World Islamic Forum for Dialogue ;
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab-European Centre for Studies in Paris;
• Correspondent Member of the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo;
• Honorary member of the Argentine and Arab Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires;
• Member of the Arab Thought Forum in Amman ;
• Member of the Council of the 100 leaders, affiliated to the World Economic Forum.
• Member of the General Assembly of the World Academy for Bringing Muslim Madhahib Closer Together, Tehran;
• Honorary member of the Supreme Council for Education in Peru ;
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and cooperation ;
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Open University of Islamic Civilization in Beirut;
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization in Doha;
• Honorary Professor at the Tatar State University of Humanities and Education -Kazan-;
• Executive Director of " Islam Today ", an Islamic academic journal published in Arabic, English and French ; and " AL JAMIA " Journal published by the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World;
• Author of numerous educational and cultural monographs and research papers as well as numerous articles published in leading magazines;
• Lectured in many Arabe, Islamic and International Universities.

• The Commander of the National Order, Burkina Faso, in 2013;
• ISESCO Gold Wissam, ISESCO General Conference (11th session), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in 2012;
• The National Order of Merit, Republic of Niger, in 2012;
• The officer of the National Order of June 27th, Republic of Djibouti, in 2012;
•  The State Gold Medal, Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2011;
•  "Ahid" National Order of Merit, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, in 2011;
•  Ismail Samani Medal of the First Order, Republic of Tajikistan, in 2010;
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic, Tunisian Republic, in 2009;
• Officer’s Order of Academic Palm, Republic of Niger, in 2009;
• King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellence Order, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in 2008;
• The Order of Glory, Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2007;
• The Alaoui Wissam of the Commander Order, Kingdom of Morocco, in 2006;
• The Medal of officer of the National Order of the Lion, Republic of Senegal, in 2006;
• The Order of merit, First Class, Syrian Arab Republic, in 2006;
• The “Grand Officer, National Order of Merit”, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in 2005;
• The First Class Independence Decoration, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in 2002;
• The First Class National Decoration of Distinction, Tunisian Republic, in 2001;
• The First Class Annilayn Decoration, Republic of the Sudan, in 2001;
• The First Class Science and Arts Decoration, Arab Republic of Egypt, in 1998;
• The Commander Order Decoration of the Green Crescent Distinction, Union of Comoros, in 1992;

• Gold Shield of the “International Conference on Higher Education in the Arab World: Future Prospects”, from the Islamic Universiy in Gaza, State of Palestine, in 2013.
• Excellence and Civilization Encyclopedia Award, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012.
• Gold Shield of the Arab Federation for Youth and Environment (AFYE), an affiliated body of the League of Arab States, Luxor, Arab Republic of Egypt, in 2012.
• Prize for Leadership and Excellence from the World Renewable Energy Network, Denver, in 2012.
• Award from the World Family Organization, in 2011.
• Golden Tree Award (Gizil Chinar), from Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2011.
• “Award of Intercultural Dialogue”, from the Multicultural Youth Council of Europe (COJEP), on the occasion of World Day of Human Rights, in Geneva, in 2010.
• “Distinguished Ambassador of Islam and Visionary of Peace” Award, from Sheikh Shaheed Satardien Justice and Peace Foundation, in Dublin, in 2010.
• “Lifetime Achievement” Award, from the Muslim Youth Movement of Dublin, in 2010;
• The Scouts’ National Medal of Merit, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, in 2008;
• The Shield of Cairo University, the Arab Republic of Egypt, in 2007;
• The Golden Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, in 2007;
• The Medal of the World Islamic Call Society in Libya, in 2007;
• World Renewable Energy Network Award, in 2007;
• The “Prix de la Fondation” 2005, by the Grans Montana Forum in Monaco;
• Mother Teresa Gold Medal for Peace, by the Republic of Peru, in 2005;
• The Medal of the Public Egyptian Book Authority, in 2003;
• The Gold Medal from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (Previously the Organization of the Islamic Conference) in 1994;

• The Honorary Doctorate in Islamic thought and civilization from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2013.
• Honorary Professorship from the Tatar State University of Humanities and Education, in 2009;
• The Honorary Doctorate in International Relations, from Near East University in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, in 2008;
• The Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ricardo Palma, The Republic of Peru, in 2005;
• The Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sciences and Technology in the Sudan, in 2001;

Books :

1. Dialogue for Coexistence (Arabic );

2. On the Civilizational Setting up of the Islamic World (thirteen volumes in Arabic, with Volume 1 translated into English);

3. Reflections on Contemporary Issues (Arabic);

4. The Islamic World at the Globalization Era (Arabic);

5. Ideas for Dialogue (Arabic);

6. Towards the Alliance of Civilizations (Arabic);

7. On Dialogue with the Self and with the Other (Arabic);

8. America and the Muslim World (Arabic, English and French);

9. Renewal and the Future (Arabic);

10.Positions and Points of view (in Arabic);

11.On Thought and Civilization (in Arabic);

Papers :

1. SITUATION OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND FUTURE PROSPECTS (Arabic, English and French);

2. ISESCO'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD(Arabic, English and French);

3. WOMEN IN ISLAM AND THEIR STATUS IN THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY (Arabic, English and French)– two editions;

4. ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM (Arabic, English and French);

5. ISESCO AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD'S EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL PROSPECTS (Arabic, English and French);

6. CHILD DELINQUENCY: THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTIONS (Arabic, English and French);

7. CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE (Arabic, English, French and Russian);

8. THE ISLAMIC UMMA AND CIVILIZATIONAL CHALLENGES (Arabic, English and French);

9. HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAMIC TEACHINGS (Arabic, English and French);

10. POLITICAL EDUCATION IN ISLAM (Arabic, English and French);

11. ISESCO'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARAB-ISLAMIC CULTURE (Arabic, English and French);

12. ENLIGHTENMENT AS AN ISLAMIC CONCEPT (Arabic, English and French);

13. GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL LIFE IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD (Arabic, English and French);

14. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS (Arabic, English and French);

15. THE CONFLICT OF CIVILIZATIONS FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE (Arabic, English and French);

16. FUTURE OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE (Arabic, English and French);

17. MUSLIMS OF THE WEST AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD (Arabic, English, French and Persian);

18. DEMOCRACY IN THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE (Arabic, English and French);

19. COMMON CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (Arabic, English and French);

20. IJTIHAD AND MODERNITY IN ISLAM (Arabic, English and French);

21. THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND THE WEST: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE (Arabic, English, French and Spanish);

22. ARABIC LANGUAGE AND GLOBALIZATION (Arabic);

23. ISLAMIC DIPMOMACY IN THE SERVICE OF DIALOGUE AND PEACE (Arabic, English and French) Two editions;

24. DIALOGUE AND ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (Arabic, English and French) Two editions .

25. HERITAGE AND IDENTITY (ARABIC, ENGLISH AND FRENCH).

26.DIALOGUE AND ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (Arabic, English and French);

27.HERITAGE AND IDENTITY (Arabic, English and French);

28.MOVEMENT FOR BRINGING MUSLIM MADHAHIB CLOSER TOGETHER: CRITICAL REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS (Arabic, English and French).