He served as a government school teacher for 30 years before being appointed as assistant professor at the department of Kashmiri of the University of Kashmir until he retired from active service in 2019.
[2] In between he was appointed secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in 2015 by PDP led government which evoked severe criticism in the media for his alleged links with the separatists.
[citation needed] He did his early schooling at Hajan, and later moved to Srinagar city where he graduated from the Government Degree College, Bemina.
From 1998 to 2000, he was appointed president of Kashmir Theater Association an NGO and between 1998 and 2008, served as general secretary of the Adbi Markaz Kamraz.
[11][12] His appointment as Secretary of Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and languages (JAACL) in 2015 evoked severe criticism in the media for his alleged links with the separatists, especially with Umar Farooq All Party Hurriyat Conference Chief.