Khalif holds a BSc in Environment and Management, and works at the Office of Environmental Affairs at the Office of the Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia. He has worked as a Technical Assistant to the Climate Change Coordinator, a volunteer, the Environmental Protection Officer, and Head of the National Ozone Unit. He has over four years’ experience in the field of environment and sustainable development. Has holds professional training certificates and has attended regional and international environmental training workshops and meetings including the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, in Kigali, Rwanda. He is a self-driven, dynamic, and results-oriented environmentalist with high aptitude for performance.