He worked as a theatre director in the Sudanese National Theatre and as a Lecturer of Drama at Khartoum Institute of Music and Drama in 1978, having studied Theatre Direction at East 15 Acting School and University College, Cardiff University.
He has translated two Arabic novels into English - Nawal el-Saadawi"s Two Women in One (1985. Company-translator with Jana Gough) and Reem Bassiouney"s The Pistachio Seller (2009). The Strong Breed, Wole Soyinka (1979) The Great Sermon Handicap, Postgraduate Wodehouse (1984) The Arab Horse (for Citibank), 1984 Two Women in One, Nawal el-Saadawi 1986 Lawless World, Philippe Sandes (2006) The Pistachio Seller, Reem Bassiouney (2009) The Rule of Law, Lord Thomas Bingham (2010) Criminal Law Reform in Sudan (Jointly)- Redress 2011 Sudan Arabic Texts (2011) Voiceover translations for the Channel 4 documentary, The Holy War of Words.
