[3] Mohd Sapuan was born in Kampung Sungai Nibong, Kota Setia, Teluk Intan, Perak on 25 September 1965.

He received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Besar, Kota Setia, Teluk Intan, Perak.

Due to his excellent results at SPM level, Sapuan was offered a scholarship to pursue his studies in Australia in 1984 at Brighton High School, Victoria for HSC certificate and then at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales where he was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) degree in 1990.

In 1998, he was conferred a Doctor of Philosophy in materials engineering from De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.

He also took the role as head of Technology Biocomposite Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), UPM from 2014 to 2017 and from 2020 to 2022.

The award was presented by Profesor Dr Kifli Bujang, the deputy vice chancellor (research and innovation) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

[15] He also received the Professor of Eminence Award during the 2nd International Conference on Chemistry, Industry and Environment at Aligarh Muslim University, India.

[21] In February 2023, he won IET Malaysia Leadership Award (Academic) for his achievement throughout 2022 in the field of vocational materials and manufacture of specialties from The Institution of Engineering and Technology.