Before joining the IDD, Mohsen taught in Birmingham Business School and the Department of Political Science and International Studies of the School of Government at the University of Birmingham, and Coventry University Business School. He received his PhD in International Development (Institutional Change) and MSc in Development Management from the University of Birmingham, and a BSc in Business Administration from Al-Azhar University Gaza. Prior to that, Mohsen had rich experience as a professional working in public, private, and voluntary sectors, and experience of development realties on the ground. His hobbies include hiking and writing poetry.