MEng, PhD, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, European Patent Attorney, Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Saiful is a Chartered Engineer who holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge (Materials Science), and an M.Eng degree from Imperial College, London (Mechanical Engineering). Saiful won scholarships for both his undergraduate and doctorate degrees, and spent some two years in Industry working for a multinational oil corporation.