I am a Professor of Biological Sciences at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, since 2019. I serve as Head of the Plant Biotechnology Research Unit at the Princess Dr. Najla Bint Saud Al Saud Center for Distinguished Research in Biotechnology and hold the Saudi Premium Residency. I rank first in Plant Science at KAU according to the AD Scientific Index and have been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University/Elsevier every year from 2021 to 2025. I earned my PhD in Botany (Plant Ecophysiology and Molecular Biology) from Jamia Hamdard, India, in 2011, and bring over 18 years of experience in plant stress physiology, biotechnology, phytoremediation, medicinal plants, and mangrove conservation. I have authored more than 230 peer-reviewed research papers, 110 books (primarily published by Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Elsevier), 90 book chapters, and a US patent, with a total scholarly output exceeding 450 publications. My work has received over 17,000 citations with an H-index of 71. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (London, UK) and a Plantae Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), USA. I also serve as Fellow and General Secretary (2025–2028) of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI, Hong Kong), and I am the recipient of the 2025 IETI James Crabbe Award and the International Research Excellence Medal.