Dr. Zabalawi was born in Amman, Jordan (1950). He received his B.Sc. honors with distinction in electrical engineering (communications) in 1974 from Cairo University (Egypt), and his M.Sc. with distinction in Microwave Communication Engineering form Leeds University (England) in 1976, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Leeds University (England) in 1979. He was granted The Leeds University award for graduate studies for three years 1976- 1979
Dr. Zabalawi is specialized in analog and digital signal processing and communication techniques.