He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master of Arts in Film and Screen Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London. He began his career at Doha Film Institute, working across film education, production, and festival operations. He is the joint recipient of a Merit Award from the CIDA Awards for Excellence for developing a production design curriculum for Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, where he guest lectured from 2017 to 2020. Fahad is currently Head of Development at Katara Studios, overseeing and participating in the narrative development of feature films, television shows, creative campaigns and live events.