Tell me a bit about your background?

I was born in Libya and studied veterinary sciences at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tripoli in Libya, graduating in 1999. I then went on to complete my MSc in Aquatic Veterinary Studies at the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture in 2005 and returned to Libya to join the Department of Aquaculture at the University of Tripoli’s Faculty of Agriculture in 2006.