Muftah grew up and currently lives in Libya.  He has a Bachelor of Arts from Omar Al-Mukhtar University in Darnah, a  Master of Oil Painting from Tripoli University and a PHD in Oil Painting from Libyan Academy in Tripoli.  He is currently a lecturer at Omar Al-Muktar University.   His style encompasses oil, acrylic, pen & ink and mixed media. He has done 9 group exhibitions and 3 solo exhibitions.