Emerging into the international art, heritage and science engagement scene in the late 2010’s, El-Zafar has produced multi-disciplinary art and public engagement programmes that explore the world of science, culture, community and technology. From curating festivals, directing theatre to designing immersive installations, his co-creation approach empowers the under-represented in society and amplifies innovative and inspiration engagement which drives positive social change.

El-Zafar debuted into the UK theatre scene in 2018 with a five-star reviewed production of My Name Is Rachel Corrie (edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner), his subsequent productions include Children of War (Sheffield Theatres, 2020), There Is No Planet B (Theatre Delicatessen, 2021) and The Pianist of Sarajevo (R&D, Sheffield Theatres, 2022). In 2021, his immersive installation exploring hearing loss and climate extinction titled HEAR (London Southbank Centre, 2022) was awarded the emerging artist commission by Unlimited and Arthouse UK.

Since 2019, El-Zafar has informed the public engagement programmes of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, and United Kingdom Research Institute. He notably produced the first educational partnership with TikTok and spearheaded the award-winning STEM campaign International Year of The Periodic Table (2019) and delivered science workshops at the Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2019-2020.

In addition to his independent producing, writing and artwork, El-Zafar is currently the Senior Producer at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, an independent charity committed to connecting as many people as possible with science and non-executive director for Union of Justice, a European, independent, people of colour (POC) led organisation dedicated to racial justice and climate justice.