Dr. Abobakr Al-Sakkaf is an architect and urban planner who has worked as a lecturer at Hadhramout University, Mukalla, Yemen, where he attained his B.Sc. degree in Architectural Engineering. Dr. Al-Sakkaf attained his M.Sc. in Architecture from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Al-Sakkaf completed his Ph.D. degree, which focused on the sustainability assessment of heritage buildings, at Concordia University, in Montreal, Canada, and is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow.