After graduating from King Saud University in Riyadh in 1962, Dr. Abdulaziz Abuzinada obtained his Master degree from the University of Minnesota in 1966. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1971 from the University of Durham in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Abuzinada has been the Secretary General of the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) in Saudi Arabia since its establishment in 1986. In this role, he played a key part in the establishment of 16 national protected areas in Saudi Arabia.