Born in Sabang (Aceh Province) on December 05, 1955. Obtained Bachelor Degree (S1) at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Syiah Kuala in 1985, continued  my studies at ITB in Chemical Engineering Department in 1990 and completed in 1993. Doctorate Degree in Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in 2005. Since 1987 until now as a lecturer in Chemical Engineering Department Unsyiah. The research involved is related to Chemical Process Technology, especially in Bioprocess Engineering.

I recently and with the peer group were doing research related to the production of single cell proteins from the fungi Trichoderma viriedi and Aspergillus niger. The production process is done by solid state fermentation by using agriculture waste such as rice straw and corn cob.