Prof. was born in Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria. He earned his BS in Engineering from the University of Central Florida USA , MEng from the University of Benin, Nigeria and PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He also earned Diploma in Islamic Studies (DIS) from the International Islamic University Malaysia. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), a registered civil Engineer (COREN, Nigeria), a member of the Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (MANCID), Group Leader of the Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Group (BERG) at the International Islamic University Malaysia, a Member of International Organisation on Bioengineering and 
Biotechnology(IOBB), a member of Nigerians in Diaspora Science and Technology Committee(DINISAT) and member of Moringa News Network, Coordinator of the Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Unit (BERU) at the International Islamic University Malaysia and member of Malaysian Water Association(MWA).
He started his professional engineering career as a water / sewage engineer with UNIK/Halcrow Balfour Chartered Engineers and Consultants in Ibadan Nigeria before joining the services of Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger state in the School of Construction and Environmental Technology. He transferred his services to the Faculty of Technology, Bayero University Kano where he served for more than 10 years before taking early retirement in 1997 and relocating to Malaysia to the Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia. He returned to Nigeria as a retired contract staff with the University of Maiduguri in the Faculty of Engineering in 2001.
He is currently an Associate Professor and Head of Department of biotechnology Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia. His principal teaching, consultancy services and research interest which spans over 25 years include environmental biotechnology, water supply and treatment, wastewater treatment, water pollution control, development of bioactive materials for use in water and waste treatment, and environmental hydraulics. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 publications in journals, conferences, technical reports, and a textbook.
He served as the President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Malaysia Chapter(NIDO-MY), Chairman of Nigerian Researchers Academics and Professional Abroad (Nig-RAPA), Amir of the Nigerian Muslim Network ( NMN) and a member of Board of Trustee of Muslim Educational Trust Fund(METF). He is married with four children.
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