[3] He wrote two literature books analyzing the health problems of two famous Arab poets through their poems.
[8] His first appointment in the medical field was as chief of cardiology of Rumeilah Hospital in 1978; a capacity he served in for four years.
He is presently chairman of the cardiology department of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), having been appointed to that position in 1982.
[10] In 2002, he founded and chaired the Gulf Heart Association, an organization which has been an affiliate of the European Society of Cardiology since 2005.
[11] The HMC board built an auditorium inside the medical center naming it after him in recognition of his works in health education.