Dr. Al-Tamimi received a B.Sc. in ‎architectural engineering from Sanaá University, Yemen, in 1997 and a Master's degree in ‎building automation and services from the University of Mysore, India, in 2005. He obtained his Ph.D. in energy-efficient designs from USM, Malaysia. Dr. Al-Tamimi joined the Architectural Engineering Department at Najran University in 2012. He previously worked as a lecturer at the University of Science and Technology, Yemen, between 1998 and 2008, and as a research assistant at the University of Science, Malaysia, between 2009 and 2011. Dr. Al-Tamimi's research interests include energy-efficient buildings, sustainable architecture, built environment, passive design strategies, and building simulation.