Abdul was born in Zimbabwe and came to Cardiff in 2002 for his undergraduate studies in Biomedical Science and Masters in Biomedical Sciences (Medical Microbiology). Having studied Public Health and Preventative Medicine (Epidemiology) in the Caribbean, he returned to Cardiff and has completed a PhD upon the role of evidence based wound care in 2016. He is currently the Stroke Hub Wales manager, a Welsh Government initiative which aims to achieve a step change in high impact stroke research, innovation and education for the benefit of the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people in Wales.