Dr. Maha Ali Abdel Latif is the head department of Natural Resources and Biodiversity (2013 – to date), and Member of Intellectual Property Unit, (National Centre for Research). Dr. Maha Ali Abdel Latif has supervised under and post graduates students from Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum and Al neelain Universities, and other universities in Sudan and abroad. Dr. Maha Ali Abdel Latif has got her BSc, MSc and PhD in Zoology from the University of Khartoum.