Professor of Philology and Lexicography at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, where he served from teaching assistant in 1984 through to full professor. He was Vice-Dean of the College of Arabic Language for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and Head of the Department of Grammar, Morphology and Philology.
He chaired the academic committee of the conference Arabic in International Organisations, held by the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, and has taken part in twenty-two seminars and conferences across nine countries — as organiser, as reviewer and as contributor.
