Sahel al Hiyari is an architect, who in 2002 was the first to receive the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. In addition, he is a painter who has exhibited in Jordan, Lebanon and Italy. 

In 2005 he designed the upper front façade of Darat al Funun. In 2005, he held an architecture exhibition in the Blue House, and in 2013 he had a solo exhibition at Darat al Funun entitled 'Portals'.